Browse Forums General Discussion Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 4Dec 12, 2009 6:53 pm borepig (PS:He is a plumber and I know nothing about how the drainage system works.) Thanks a million times Which is why you need Council advice as buildingadreamhome said www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 5Dec 12, 2009 6:58 pm Dob him in to council Any water caught on a roof is meant to run to a storm water drain via what they call a "legal point of discharge" (each house has a connection to a storm water drain... doesn't matter how many structures you have on your land, it's your responsibility to make sure the waters drain to this. If he is complaining his block is higher than yours, and gravity cannot run the water to his street front, then he should put in a pit with a pump in it to collect the water and pump it up to street level. I do like the idea of adding your own water tank and catch his water Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 6Dec 12, 2009 7:02 pm aaron4erin Dob him in to council Any water caught on a roof is meant to run to a storm water drain via what they call a "legal point of discharge". I do like the idea of adding your own water tank and catch his water So does that mean discharging roof water onto my block is illegal? Where I can find information in regards to this one. I do not want to have a bad relationship with my neighbor but I dont want to hold his storm water.... Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 7Dec 12, 2009 7:19 pm borepig So does that mean discharging roof water onto my block is illegal? Where I can find information in regards to this one. I do not want to have a bad relationship with my neighbor but I dont want to hold his storm water.... 1.8 Position and manner of discharge. The position and manner of discharge of the stormwater drainage system shall be to the satifsaction of the regulatory authority. Notes: 1: Point(s) of connection nominated by the network utility operator or the regulatory authority for a property - a) may be located - (i) within the property; or (ii) external to the property, ie the site stormwater drain extends beyond the property; and b) are to transfer stormwater by gravity or pumping, or both, from the site stormwater drain to the stormwater drainage network. 2 :The forms of points of connection include - a) a direct connection to a street kerb and gutter b) connection to an element of the external stormwater drainage network, eg a conduit or open channel located in a street or easement. 3: Where the network utility operator or regulatory authority has determined a surcharge level for a gravitational point of connection, care should be taken to ensure that any floor or basement level is above this level. 4: Where Note 3 cannot be complied with, consideration should be given to the installation of - a) a reflux valve b) a pumped system Geez - that took forver to type sorry! Hope it helps Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 8Dec 12, 2009 7:28 pm aaron4erin borepig So does that mean discharging roof water onto my block is illegal? Where I can find information in regards to this one. I do not want to have a bad relationship with my neighbor but I dont want to hold his storm water.... 1.8 Position and manner of discharge. The position and manner of discharge of the stormwater drainage system shall be to the satifsaction of the regulatory authority. Notes: 1: Point(s) of connection nominated by the network utility operator or the regulatory authority for a property - a) may be located - (i) within the property; or (ii) external to the property, ie the site stormwater drain extends beyond the property; and b) are to transfer stormwater by gravity or pumping, or both, from the site stormwater drain to the stormwater drainage network. 2 :The forms of points of connection include - a) a direct connection to a street kerb and gutter b) connection to an element of the external stormwater drainage network, eg a conduit or open channel located in a street or easement. 3: Where the network utility operator or regulatory authority has determined a surcharge level for a gravitational point of connection, care should be taken to ensure that any floor or basement level is above this level. 4: Where Note 3 cannot be complied with, consideration should be given to the installation of - a) a reflux valve b) a pumped system Geez - that took forver to type sorry! Hope it helps Thank you so so so much, I will definitely give council a call tomorrow to see whether they can give me any guidelines. You are a great man!!! Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 9Dec 12, 2009 7:31 pm borepig Thank you so so so much, I will definitely give council a call tomorrow to see whether they can give me any guidelines. You are a great man!!! If you have any other queries... jump on http://www.pic.vic.gov.au (it's a Victorian site... not sure what state you're in?) or google the standard I mentioned earlier. Good luck! Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 10Dec 12, 2009 7:43 pm aaron4erin borepig Thank you so so so much, I will definitely give council a call tomorrow to see whether they can give me any guidelines. You are a great man!!! If you have any other queries... jump on http://www.pic.vic.gov.au (it's a Victorian site... not sure what state you're in?) or google the standard I mentioned earlier. Good luck! I am in NSW, I can see from your picture that you have a good husband!!! And of course he has a even better wife. Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 11Dec 16, 2009 9:04 pm It is not legal for his stormwater to go on your property, he cannot leave it as it is. He needs to run it to the street, If the back of his block is lower than the street he needs to dig a sump and buy a pump to pump it uphill to the street. Do not let him dig your block for his stormwater. I would be removing his pipe from my property asap. He can flood his own backyard, but instead he chooses to floods yours. Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 12Dec 18, 2009 1:18 pm Throw all your garbage in his backyard. Tell him you couldn't be bothered puting it out the front every Monday. Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 13Dec 18, 2009 1:31 pm aaron4erin Dob him in to council Any water caught on a roof is meant to run to a storm water drain via what they call a "legal point of discharge" (each house has a connection to a storm water drain... doesn't matter how many structures you have on your land, it's your responsibility to make sure the waters drain to this. If he is complaining his block is higher than yours, and gravity cannot run the water to his street front, then he should put in a pit with a pump in it to collect the water and pump it up to street level. I do like the idea of adding your own water tank and catch his water We had to do one of these, actually we have two. Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 14Dec 18, 2009 1:32 pm borepig aaron4erin borepig Thank you so so so much, I will definitely give council a call tomorrow to see whether they can give me any guidelines. You are a great man!!! If you have any other queries... jump on http://www.pic.vic.gov.au (it's a Victorian site... not sure what state you're in?) or google the standard I mentioned earlier. Good luck! I am in NSW, I can see from your picture that you have a good husband!!! And of course he has a even better wife. Sorry I can't let this pass.....yeah Erin you guys take a fabulous photo together, love the reindeer ears woof! You are no doubt the one with her mouth open Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 15Dec 18, 2009 1:44 pm Just to add to the advice you've already been given, I have relatives who went through the same thing. Your neighbour can't do that. Report him to the council. It's good that you don't want to have a bad relationship with your neighbour but he is taking advantage of you and being a bad neighbour! Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 16Dec 18, 2009 2:20 pm Personally, I would cut his pipe at your boundary and cap it off. Very soon it will be one very major problem for him. Just a thought. Pat. Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 18Dec 18, 2009 4:32 pm SuH Sorry I can't let this pass.....yeah Erin you guys take a fabulous photo together, love the reindeer ears woof! You are no doubt the one with her mouth open grrrr Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 19Dec 18, 2009 6:07 pm Pat the draftie Personally, I would cut his pipe at your boundary and cap it off. Very soon it will be one very major problem for him. Just a thought. Pat. i like your thinking cheers rocket Re: My neighbour's roof and stormwater goes all the way in my bl 20Dec 18, 2009 9:23 pm I'm interested to hear if anything has happened with this? Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." 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