Here's my saga in brief - this past fall, after having the basement flooded due to a frozen sump outlet, I rented a trencher and buried our discharge pipe. Due to the slope of the lawn and the proximity of the neighbor's house I ran the pipe across the lawn and out through a stone wall onto the sidewalk. All has been functioning well, but I just learned that having the sump discharge on to a city sidewalk is a violation and if seen could result in our water being shut off - yikes.
So does anyone know of any products to help distribute the discharge over a lawn? Or, there's a bank on the side of the lawn sloping down to the neighbors - would a stone/gravel bank work without flooding the neighbor? Since we're in Boston, freezing is a huge factor and since it's the front lawn, appearance is as well. And to give you a sense of volume, after long term heavy rains the pump will put out 4-6 g/min for 3-4 days.
Thanks for any insights...
So does anyone know of any products to help distribute the discharge over a lawn? Or, there's a bank on the side of the lawn sloping down to the neighbors - would a stone/gravel bank work without flooding the neighbor? Since we're in Boston, freezing is a huge factor and since it's the front lawn, appearance is as well. And to give you a sense of volume, after long term heavy rains the pump will put out 4-6 g/min for 3-4 days.
Thanks for any insights...