how to drain water from yard and legally drain sump pump

I have a sump pump that pumps washing machine water and heat pump condensate to a dry well in the middle of my back yard. At least that is what I believe is the situation. There is a drain line from the sump pump directed to the an area with a roundish berm that is about 5' x 5' length and width...

We are adding a bathroom in the basement and would like to install a shower. Half way through the process we realized the shower is to tall to use the upflush system we purchased. The alternative is to have the shower drain into the sump pump we use for the washing machine. Is that okay?

My basement has flooded with sewage a couple of time in the past year and there is a constant bad smell coming from the drain. The only drain I have in my basement is the one for the sump pump and that is where the sewage backs into. I have snaked it out about 50 feet and it has worked both times...

Hello everyone, I don't know much about sump pumps and would like some advice. Here's the background. I bought this house a month ago. It was built in 1993. I noticed the sump was draining under the deck and not away from the house. I pulled the boards off the side of the deck to investigate. There...

Hi - I've 2 problems. Problem 1: When it rains, there seem to be a lot of water discharging out from the overflow pipe of my sump pump plumbing on the outside. According to a neighbor, he says it looks like the water is just coming out from the overflow pipe whenever it rains. I've lived...