Can I Drain My Sump Pump Into The Street

Can I Drain My Sump Pump Into The Street. However this can against the law. He has located the pipe as far away and downhill from his house as possible while still being on his property.

When you need to discharge your sewer pump you might think it is perfectly okay to release it into the sewer. Pumping into a drywell is self defeating since the water runs from the drywell into the ground and back to the pump. However this can against the law.

Yes it makes sense which is why I called to ask them to fix it.

I do not have a sump pump in my basement so I have no idea where the neighbors are supposed to drain it or what they did. The storm drain will be the property of the municipality your house is in. At first the house 2 doors down was spitting out water at this pipe by the street. Guidelines can impact where your sump drainage can go as well as whether or not you can do it yourself.