Code of the Town of Derry Town of Derry, NH Sewer Use Ordinance Town of Derry, NH ARTICLE V Use of Public Sewers

§ 122-30. Discharge of certain waters to Department of Public Works prohibited. Derry Municipal Center Michael A. Fowler, P.E. Director No person shall discharge or cause to be Thomas A. Carrier, Deputy Director, Water and discharged any , surface water, Sewer Divisions Guide to groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface Phone: 603-432-6144 drainage, cooling water or unpolluted Fax: 603-432-6130 Sump Pump industrial process waters to any sanitary E-mail: [email protected] sewer. Connections

§ 122-31. Discharge to storm sewer or natural outlet.

A. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to drains or such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Town.

COMPLIANCE The DPW conducts flow monitoring of areas in the sewer collec- tion system throughout Town identifying suspected areas of sump pump connec- tions. Once an area is identified, video inspection of the sewer mains may be conducted and random inspections made to locate source of stormwater inflow

including illicit sump pump connections. SUMP PUMP CONNECTIONS Residents who have any questions or TO THE MUNICPAL SEWER need any assistance in disconnecting SYSTEM IS ILLEGAL! their sump pump may call the Derry

DPW or their local plumber. By working together we can keep our costs down Prepared by: and reduce risk of damage to other The Town of Derry

homes and the Town’s sanitary sewer Department of Public Works

«Owner Addr»«Owner City»,« «St»«Zip» facilities. «Owner» SUMP PUMP PROHIBITED LOCATIONS ACCEPTABLE LOCATIONS DISCHARGE FOR SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE FOR SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

DO NOT connect your sump pump to the sani- tary sewer pipes. It is illegal to discharge ground- water from the sump pump to the sanitary sewer. Sump pumps remove groundwater from If your sump pump is connected to any other in your below building foundations to prevent wa- home, it is most ter damage to the building. Groundwater likely connected collected by sump pumps must discharge incorrectly to the to the ground surface outside of the build- Town sewer sys- ing, to a stormwater drain, or to a natural tem. Such con- outlet. If your sump pump is frequently nections are a operating, rains may have caused the violation of local groundwater to rise and flow into the Ordinance. The pipe from sump pump pit. In some cases, the your groundwater may remain high and cause sump pump the sump pump to run continually. DO NOT should always Town sewers are not designed to carry pump storm discharge di- the additional flow from sump pumps. An water onto rectly into your overloaded sewer can create sewer back- sidewalks or yard or storm- ups in the streets and other homeowner’s streets. Sump water drainage . Also, the groundwater from pump water system. draining onto the sump pumps walkways and streets can Water should would be cause icy, un- be directed into your yard away from your pumped safe conditions as well as reduce the life of home so that it doesn't puddle along the wall and treat- the street surface and the curb increasing the and seep back into your basement. ed at the Town’s maintenance costs . Town’s Sump Pump Dis- Wastewater treatment facility. The addi- charge hoses may be tional flow uses up plant capacity and in- DO NOT pump connected to the creases the costs of treatment and in storm water onto Town’s drainage sys- some cases can cause the plant to over- your neighbors tem. Residents flow. property as this MUST FIRST contact can be a nuisance the DPW for permis- and result in prop- sion and guidance erty damage.