In article , "Mike S." wrote:
Isn't water and laundry detergent from your washing machine supposed
to be pumped to your septic tank (if you have one)?

Depends mostly on local codes. In most cities, it's probably not going to be
legal to dump the wash water anyplace where it's going to wind up in a storm
sewer along with rainwater. In most rural areas, probably no big deal.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.