Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Aug 03, 2015 9:37 am Hi all, I am having a dilemma at the moment. There is no storm water discharge point in my property, the council will not allow me to discharge to the kerb. The reason they gave was I have a basement hence I cannot discharge to the kerb. Does anyone know what is the drainage requirement for a basement. Can I use a water pump to pump the water out from a pit in the basement to the storm water pipe which is higher or do I have to connect the the storm water pipe directly? If connecting to the storm water pipe directly, wouldn't I need to dig very deep. How deep does the storm water pipe is on the easement? Re: Basement drainage requirement in Victoria 2Aug 03, 2015 12:11 pm The safest way of connecting a basement drain to the surface water is by using a pump. This should prevent water flowing from a drain that is Surcharging (too much water so it is flooding out of drains) to flood your basement. I have seen some major basement flooding problems over the years as a result of direct connections. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Basement drainage requirement in Victoria 3Aug 03, 2015 3:51 pm Thanks Bashworth. You are right, there is no other way to get the water out besides using the pump. I just don't understand about the reason given for rejecting the request to discharge storm water to kerb. I will be meeting with the council engineer to plea for a solution to discharge to the kerb. The cost to go through my neighbour's backyard is too costly as they want to preserve their trees. I am looking at horizontal boring. Wondering how much does it cost? Re: Basement drainage requirement in Victoria 4Aug 04, 2015 10:52 am Hi hychong Unfortunately most council storm water systems are old/ not designed for private property SW Disposal and will not cope. Is it a new house or renovation? You may want to consider a lining/tanking system, similar to what they do in tunnels..it's very expensive though Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Basement drainage requirement in Victoria 5Aug 24, 2015 11:51 am You say there is no discharge point in your property ? You can't use neighbour's land, and council have to provide you with a point of discharge. Or are you saying that there is nothing, and you may have to run a new line across your neighbours land via an easement to connect to the existing stormwater line ? That said, they are not obliged to allow you to drain basements to their point of discharge (only stormwater from roofs, surface water, etc). Some councils will no longer allow draining a basement to a stormwater legal point of discharge. If the water is groundwater, then it may have to be pumped up and discharged through the sewerage system (whereby a trade waste agreement is required with the water authority). Some councils are now requesting dry basements be constructed (ie tanked, etc). Not saying this is the problem in your case, but it is happening. Basement drainage depends on a lot of things that you haven't described. For example - what level is the water table at ? Where is the legal point of discharge and what height is it at ? Is the basement enclosed (ie a room under a house) or open (ie a driveway into a basement garage) Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair to do it properly you need to dig out the garden and waterproof the outside of the wall. There are some products you can put on the face of the bricks but the water is… 2 4602 Thanks Draftroom that definitely helps a heap. We are still at the very early stage of planning to see what kind of house would fit on our plot. While we are on a… 3 15688 Hi HomeOne, I'm in the midst of landscaping a cat run down the side of my house, and the recent rains have me wondering if I need to install some sort of drainage. I've… 0 12211 |