Basement Waterproofing Contractors in Falls Township, PA

No sump or downspout water in the sewer

Falls' code says no person shall discharge stormwater, surface water, groundwater or roof runoff into the township's sanitary sewer, and spells out that the ban includes water from sump pumps and downspouts. The Falls Township building inspector may enter any building at a reasonable hour to enforce it, and Falls penalties reach $1,000 and up to 30 days in jail.

Fairless Hills and Levittown basements

For a Fairless Hills or Levittown house in Falls Township, the rule leaves one legal route for basement water: out through the wall to the yard. A Falls contractor should run the sump line to an outdoor outlet, cap any open cleanout and remove hoses into a laundry tub before the Falls lateral video is shot.

The lateral inspection before transfer

Before a Falls Township property on the sewer system is transferred, the seller must hire a licensed contractor to inspect the private lateral, video included. The certified report states whether the lateral is satisfactory, confirms no inflow or infiltration and that the cleanout is capped, and the township then issues a lateral inspection permit to the seller.

Falls accepts a satisfactory report from the six months before transfer in place of a new one. If a Falls seller skips the inspection, the buyer must have it done, and a defective lateral has to be replaced or realigned. The Falls code even defines a sump pump tied to the lateral as one used to pump ground stormwater into the sanitary sewer.