News : Reminder to drain water from the basement into the yard, not the street

Every time we get a lot of rain a friendly reminder is probably needed to NOT drain sump pumps back into the sewer. Run the drainage hose as far away from your house. If it's possible a place as far away from the neighbor's house too.

When it rains as it has been, the sewers are already struggling to handle the water in the system already. So don’t drain water you are pumping...down the drain again.

Under the use of City Sewers, the Vinton City Code reads:

97.01 STORM WATER

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof run-off, sub-surface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.  Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers that are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.  Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.