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    May 1, 2014, 05:49 AM
    Sump pump discharge
    My sump pump is discharging out of the above ground overflow and I was wondering if that could be due to the ground being saturated or if it could be a blockage of some sort.
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    May 1, 2014, 06:19 AM
    Are you within the region where recent rains in amounts of 5 inches to 24 inches have occurred?
    Regardless of where you are located, it is likely that the pump is doing what it is designed to do.

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