With all the rain, the city has also been receiving numerous calls from people who have experienced groundwater in their basements. Some residents have sump pumps and are able to pump this water out; however, many people are still calling with concern over the amount of water they are pumping. With the ground saturated and the water table already high in certain areas of the city, this is to be expected to some degree. If you have a sump pump and are concerned about the amount of water you are pumping, you can check the following to help diminish the amount of water directed to your sump pump:
- Check that all downspouts are directed away from your foundation and discharge a minimum of ten feet away. However, keep in mind you cannot discharge this water onto your neighbor's property.
- Check to make sure the ground around your foundation slopes away from your home. If not, grade your yard so that water drains away from your foundation. But again, keep in mind you cannot grade your yard in a manner that places more water on your neighbor's property.
- Some older homes in the city were constructed with their foundation drains tied into the city's sanitary sewer and have never been disconnected. If this is the case, water can back up in the city's sewer into your foundation drain during periods of high rain. To prevent this from occuring, you can disconnect your foundation drains from the city's sewer and redirect the drains into a sump pump or to another outlet that would allow the water to drain by gravity.
- Further and more detailed information can be found at the following link: Wet Basement Tips
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