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How do I know if I have a cross connected sump pump? The illustrations at right and below show one • incorrect and one correct method of connection. The key thing to look for is where the water goes when the sump pump is running. If you have a rigid, PVC-type pipe that goes outdoors PRIVATE C°NNECMCH USE and drains into your yard (well away from your T° STORM SEWER foundation, of course), you're probably okay. If SEWER $T0Q4 you have a hose that drains into your laundry tub ` FLOOR M OR or floor drain, you're definitely not okay. If you can see right away that your sump pump is �-U3UC SANITARY scL GRAIN Tt� cross connected, it would be to your advantage s��P k to get it re-routed prior to inspection. This will SL; P1LP WAS CNNCCT.ONPR!VA, EWATER O save you time, as only one inspection will need TO SAWTAAY SCVER to be done to confirm your correction. If you're PROPER UTILITY CONNECTION not sure, information available at the public meeting may help you decide. If you still can't tell, don't worry. The inspectors will let you know, and you will have time to get the problem corrected before the surcharge is applied. If you are re-routing your system, be sure to buy the right kind of pipe. It must be a PERIMETER OR rigid, PVC-type pipe, not flexible hose. SUMPac FOOTING DRAINAGE Even in systems that already pump water • SUMP PUMP outside, inspectors will require that FLOOR DRAIN flexible hoses be replaced with rigid pipe. How do I make an appointment for an inspector to visit my home? I. Personnel will be going door to door to try to get as many homes as possible inspected without appointments. If they don't find you at home, they will leave a notice on your door knob with the number IMPROPER CONNECTIONS to call for an appointment. Voice-mail SUMP PUMP TO FLOOR DRAIN has been installed on the phone so you OR LAUNDRY TUB shouldn't have to call more than once. If PERIMETER OR FOOTING TIL= you don't reach a person when you call, TO FLOOR DRAIN OR SANITARY please do leave your name, telephone SEWER SERVICE DIRECTLY number, address, and the best time to reach you. We will return calls during business hours and in the evenings. Why inspect my house? Neither your home nor neighborhood has been singled out for any reason. All St. Anthony homes and businesses with sanitary sewer connections will be inspected. What will correcting a cross connection cost me? • If you do the work yourself, less than $50, assuming your basement is unfinished and you already have a sump pump. If an outside contractor is used, most corrections will be around $200, again assuming your sump pump is in place and it's just a matter of replacing flexible pipe and/or re-routing your flow.