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Can I pump ground water with a sump pump into the sewer?

It is critical that sump pumps discharge to the yard or storm sewer, not to the sanitary sewer. It is illegal to connect your sump pump into your sanitary lateral. Not only can this cause serious health and safety concerns by overwhelming the sanitary sewer pipes capacity with the possibility to cause sewer to back up into basements, it will also result in higher sewer utility bills.




 

Can I pump ground water with a sump pump into the sewer?

 

It is critical that sump pumps discharge to the yard or storm sewer, not to the sanitary sewer. It is illegal to connect your sump pump into your sanitary lateral. Not only can this cause serious health and safety concerns by overwhelming the sanitary sewer pipes capacity with the possibility to cause sewer to back up into basements, it will also result in higher sewer utility bills.

 

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Can I pump ground water with a sump pump into the sewer?

It is critical that sump pumps discharge to the yard or storm sewer, not to the sanitary sewer. It is illegal to connect your sump pump into your sanitary lateral. Not only can this cause serious health and safety concerns by overwhelming the sanitary sewer pipes capacity with the possibility to cause sewer to back up into basements, it will also result in higher sewer utility bills.