Dave wrote:
Posted earlier about standing water in the back yard, and we are now headed
into another installment of the rainy season around here. Wondering: what
would be wrong with routing the worst of the drainage problem into the
sewer, via the drain that the washer uses. This one, I am fairly certain,
will get shot down in flames. But I have no idea as to how or why as of
yet. Anyone care to comment? I am thinking that if I can provide
sufficient filtration to catch the majority of debris, it ought to work.
I've even seen large square drains in the middle of yards on the other side
of town that can't go anywere but the sewer. They are just larger, with (I
presume) larger pipes. Does anyone think that a 4" line could be made to
suffice for such a purpose? Please, fire away. All I am trying to do is
give the water that collects over the back sidewalk during a heavy rain
somewhere to go.

Thanks,

Dave

Using the *sanitary sewer*, the same one the toilets use, is most likely
against local codes. Too much water at the sewage treatment plant
causes problems. With lots of rainwater going into the sanitary sewer,
it can't keep up and raw sewage is then discharged into the
creek/river/whatever.

If it can drain to the *storm sewer*, that should be fine but I'd check
first on how to go about it.