Parke said if the overflow happens rapidly during a rain, it means the water has crossed from a storm drain directly into a sewer line, while a slower overflow is the result of water seeping through the ground.
Chain Of Causation chain of causation : the causal connection between an original cause and its subsequent effects esp. as a basis for criminal or civil liability [intervening acts of third parties will not break the chain of causation Brownell v.
Sometimes reference is made to a common sense view of causation and where juries are involved that may assist, but doubt has often been expressed as to whether any miscellaneous group will share the same views of causation.