Houston's adopt-a-drain program has turned into a hilarious nickname battle

More than 115,000 storm drains are up for adoption at Houstonadoptadrain.org. More than 115,000 storm drains are up for adoption at Houstonadoptadrain.org. Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Houston's adopt-a-drain program has turned into a hilarious nickname battle 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

"Masshole," "It's Draining Men" and "Sir Drains a Lot" are just some of the hilarious nicknames people have used as part of Houston's volunteer adopt-a-drain program.

The program, which was started to keep water flowing and avoid backups especially as flood recovery continues following Hurricane Harvey, allows people to search for the drain nearest them and give it a nickname online.

Once you have claimed your drain, you will be sent en email asking you to commit to cleaning 10 feet on both sides of the drain at least four times per year, compost or places leaves in a lawn bag, and to let the city know if you "move away or can no longer give my adopted drain the love and care it deserves."

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Houston has roughly 115,000 storm drains up for adoption.

Some of the more creative drain names include "Sterling Cooper Drainper Pryce" at 900 Franklin and "Thomas The Thirsty Trench" at 1619 Fannin. Drains on either side of Dennis Street, near La Branch, were named "Calvin" and "Hobbes."

Fernando Alfonso III is a digital reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @fernalfonso.