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Illegal Sump Pump Hook Up Cause Flooding

The Ogden River Pathway sits under several feet of water at the Washington Blvd. underpass on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Most of the trail was still open and being used by pedestrians and cyclists. The Ogden River was flowing near 600 cubic feet per second on Wednesday. In recent years the flow in early February has been around 20-30 cubic feet per second according to the US Geological Survey.

Photo Credit: Image by: BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner

Recent flooding in Plain City, UT, Farr West, UT, Pleasant View, UT and North Ogden, UT may have been worsened by residents illegally hooking up their sump pumps to the sewer lines.

According to officials, the flooding was caused by a wet winter and illegal sump pump hookups, which residents, often ignorantly, hooked up to the sewer rather than the storm drain.

This is an important reminder to have pumps installed by a professionals and to have regular systems checks done on the pumps. 

Full story about the flooding can be found here: http://fox13now.com/2017/02/13/plain-city-lifts-water-restrictions/ and here: http://www.standard.net/Weather/2017/02/11/flooding-sewage-Plain-City-Farr-West-Pleasant-View-North-Ogden-water-use

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