If you have a Sump Pump that discharges to grade:
As a homeowner, you are responsible for the drainage system on your property so it is important to make sure that your sump pump system is in good working condition and the lot grading Lot Grading Guidelines around the house is sloped away from the home to decrease the risk of the discharge water making its way back into the weeping tile system or directly into the basement.
If you are running a flexible hose from your pump it must be disconnected in the winter to prevent the hose from freezing and damaging your sump pump. You should have a splash guard below the discharge point to direct the water away from your foundation and any neighbouring property.
If you find that your sump pump discharge is excessive and continues to pump throughout the winter causing pooling on the roadway and hazardous icy conditions you can request a permit from the City of Edmonton Drainage Services. The permit allows you to connect your sump pump discharge directly into your sanitary sewer in the basement.
The request must be made by the HomeOwner.
She will provide a permit along with a drawing to explain how to install the winter sump pump bypass. You will have to hire a plumber to do this work for you.
If you do use a flexible hose there are various options for running the discharge hose to alleviate the potential for personal injury or damage to the street:
Over the years it has been noted that a lot of the damage to gutters and road surfaces are a result of the sump pump discharges being directed onto the roadways. (Summer and winter)
We are asking Owners to help in keeping our roads in good condition thereby lowering our maintenance costs by following the guidelines as stated above.
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We were naturally concerned with the rising costs for road maintenance and having a capped fee of $50.00/month so decided to go back to the City to see if there was any chance that they would be willing to “take back” maintenance of the roadways in River Point as this is the major cost to River Point HomeOwners.
They did some research and came back with a letter written in 1997 to a previous Owner (Bernadette Gisiason) who had asked the same question. The response back then is the same one we received today – the City is not prepared to take over maintenance within this subdivision as it was developed well below the Cities minimum standards for public roadways.
See attached letter from 1997 below.
Our present road maintenance contractor is Alberta Asphalt Enterprises INC.
Please pay attention to when the snow removal crew will be clearing the roads and ensure you move your vehicles off site until they are finished. Signs will be set out a day or two before the planned snow clearing date.
The Fire Department has dictated that the roads must be cleared ‘gutter to gutter’ to ensure vehicles aren’t partly parked onto the roads as this will impede access through River Point.
Emergency Vehicles must be allowed to manoeuvre SAFELY and QUICKLY through River Point.
Moving your vehicles out of the way will allow the snow removal crew the ability to clear the roads properly and efficiently. The quicker they clear the roads the less cost it will be for RPHA. We hire a towing company to tow cars that are left on roadways and relocate them.
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