Waste water collection device

A method of collecting waste water dispelled from a water cooled saw comprising the steps of:

• providing a trough defining an elongated opening through the top, center and bottom of the trough, the opening being sized to allow a water cooled saw blade to pass through the opening and contact a ground surface to be cut, the trough being constructed to retain waste water leaving the water cooled saw during use;
• connecting the saw to the trough using a saw connection constructed for connecting the trough to a water cooled saw so that the saw is within the opening of the trough;
• providing a waste water outlet constructed to remove waste water retained within the trough;
• providing a flexible hose constructed to remove a slurry from a trench cut by the saw during use;
• connecting a vacuum source to a vacuum connector being connected to the waste water outlet and flexible hose;
• connecting the saw to a source of water;
• cutting a surface of the ground using the saw to form a trench;
• supplying water to the saw during cutting;
• retaining waste water from the saw in the trough during cutting;
• applying a vacuum to the waste water outlet using the vacuum source and removing waste water from the trough through the waste water outlet;
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• applying a vacuum to the flexible hose using the vacuum source and removing a slurry from the trench through the flexible hose.