Hi all, I have a question. I have a 24" deep trench with 2224 URD at the bottom (connected to a 100 amp subpanel). Above that at 18" is a 1.5" conduit with low voltage cables in it (phone, coax, cat6). These service a large outbuilding that is being converted to a workshop. Anyways, we learned during trenching that some of the water discharge (roof drain, two sump pumps) don't go somewhere sensible. I'd like to put a 3" or 4" abs waste line in the top of the trench (6" to 12" below grade) to receive the discharge of these water management systems and move the water elsewhere. For about 100' of the 250' run, this waste line would be above the low voltage conduit and the buried URD. To the best of my knowledge, all cable is outdoor rated and the electrical line runs through a standing high water table anyways). Problems? Opinions? Don't just tell me water plus electricity is bad. We all know buried power cable gets wet. Thanks for any advice.

Hi, I have a well pump that I use to pump water from the creek for irrigation. It's 230 volt with a 12 amp pump. In the winter, I turn the breaker off and take apart all of the wiring because it floods. Now that it's Spring, I want to get it going again. I was recommended to get 1" galvanized pipe to use as a conduit in hopes that I didn't need to take apart all of the wiring again next winter. The pipe would be underwater in the winter. Is it possible to make the galv conduit water tight? Ideally I'd trench up to the creek, but my creek is weird. There are two parallel branches and in the winter the closest branch is flooded, in the Summer is dry. At the bottom of the closest branch there is bedrock. So the conduit would need to run across it. Should I not try to make this a permanent solution if a large portion of the conduit will be underwater in the winter? When we moved into the house, it was hooked up with a plastic conduit with the understanding that it would be removed in the winter (which I did). Any advice is greatly appreciated!