Basement Waterproofing Contractors in Lower Southampton, PA

What Ordinance 598 forbids

The ordinance defines an illegal stormwater or surface water discharge as groundwater or surface water, downspouts, roof drainage, areaway drainage, or foundation or basement drainage, sump pumps included, sent into the sanitary sewer. Lower Southampton violations carry fines of $100 to $1,000 plus costs, and each day or each section violated can count separately.

Certification at sale and every five years

Before a single-family home in Lower Southampton is sold or resold, its private lateral must be inspected. The township's inspection report form sets retesting and certification at five-year intervals or at sale or transfer, whichever comes first, and the inspector certifies that no illegal storm or outside surface drains are connected.

Lower Southampton's inspection criteria require that no area drains, foundation drains, roof leaders or sump pumps connect to the sanitary system. A Lower Southampton property that passes receives a certificate of lateral compliance from the township.

Planning a sump that passes

For a Lower Southampton basement, the practical answer is a discharge line through the foundation wall to an outdoor outlet, with nothing tied into the floor drain or cleanout. Ask the contractor to document the route, since a Feasterville-Trevose house has to pass the next five-year certification as well as any sale inspection.