Illicit discharge tracing problem
Illicit discharge tracing problem
(OP)
We have a storm drain drop inlet with an 4" PVC pipe that has been added without our permission. A definite black water smell is coming from the pipe, and it has tested positive for coliform.
We've done die tests in all the nearby homes, but no die came out of the pipe.
We'll be replacing the DI this summer. Is it permissable to just cut off and plug the pipe? Is it advisable?
Can anyone think of a way to trace the pipe short of putting a lit M-80 and a cork in it, and seeing who complains?
We've done die tests in all the nearby homes, but no die came out of the pipe.
We'll be replacing the DI this summer. Is it permissable to just cut off and plug the pipe? Is it advisable?
Can anyone think of a way to trace the pipe short of putting a lit M-80 and a cork in it, and seeing who complains?
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928





RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
Maury, it's PVC, and it may have been there for decades. I suppose we could hire a ground penetrating radar squad, but I'm not sure the county would spring for the expense.
"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
Check your local ordinances, there will be a section on illicit stormwater connections. I would trace the pipe to the nearest property line and then enforce the esculating fees until they disconnect and abandon the line. Plugging the line at the structure will just make them find another existing line to tap into.
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
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RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
Have you considered running a camera up the pipe?
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
Tracing the pipe should be your best way of determining where the pipe goes. I don't think you should need anything fancy like ground penetrating radar - assuming you can get into the inlet and access the pipe, you should be able to find a company that can run a metal tracer wire down the pipe and then locate the pipe from the surface.
RE: Illicit discharge tracing problem
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