Helpful Hints

• Use the water on your own property to irrigate the landscaping. To lessen negative impacts to plants test for the following: pH 6.5 to 8.5 and chlorine below 0.1 mg/l. Drain the pool over a few day period so the water can soak in and will not leave your property.
• Use the sewer clean out on your own property. Empty at a slow rate, or it may cause the sewer to back up. You may need to rent a pump to ensure that the flow rate is less than 12 gallons per minute.
• Call a septic tank hauler to pump the water and dispose of it properly.

Things to Avoid

• Do not drain the pool to the street, alleyway, or other city right-of-way.
• Do not drain the pool into a sewer manhole in the street.
• Do not drain the pool into a storm sewer inlet or channel.