I believe in our area if they find these things attached to the sewers (as
in Sanitary) you are ordered to disconnect. The sanitary sewers system can
not handle that much water and the treatment facilities overflow in heavy
rains. This leads to raw sewage in the rivers and fines from the EPA.


"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
unications...
wrote:

Hi,

I have aluminum downspout that go into a cast iron pipe. I pulled it
out as I thought it was plugged. I discovered that it was not plugged
and also that there seamed to be another pipe in the ground. Does
anyone know where that pipe goes and/or how the cast-iron-pipe-in-the-
ground system works?

Thanks,


Carl



http://www.gaihosa.com


It seams to me that there's insufficient info in your post to give a
specific answer.

That cast iron pipe could lead to a municipal sewer or storm drain system,
or it could go into a "drywell" on your property which could be an
underground cavern filled with small stones.

It's serendipidous that just yeaterday I received a recorded phone message
at home telling me that I needed to set up an appointment for an
engineering firm hired by our town to come out and inspect our property to
see if I had anything other than household plumbing fixtures connected
into the town sewer.

They are looking for stuff like (maybe your) gutter downspouts, driveway
drain grates. basement sump pumps or "french drains" which can put water
into the sewer lines.

I suppose if they find such things the homeowner will get a surcharge on
your water/sewer bill.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.