Frozen Fletcher Lake. By Paul Goldfinger ©
I live on Clark Ave. and have noticed that during the past few days while we’ve been having a cold snap, the section of Stockton Ave. between New York and Pennsylvania Avenues, by Francis Asbury Manor, is like a messy skating rink.
There is often water rushing out onto the roadway there, and it froze solid, making my car swerve around. It’s quite dangerous. Does anyone know why the water flows onto the road at that spot?
Heather
GRAN ORQUESTRA VIENESA de CONCIERTOS “The Skater’sWaltz.”
Hi Paul, I do realize sump pumps are the only way for homeowners to save their basements from rain and floodwater. I take issue with the township not allowing alternate ways to remove the water other than spewing it on the street. One example on Stockton are two homes with sump pumps near Francis Asbury Manor, that pump water onto the street on a near-constant basis. I’d say 80% of the entire year there are huge puddles (or like now, ice) that cross Stockton at the New York Ave and Pilgram Pathway intersections. The only reprieve is occasionally during the summertime, if its very hot & we’ve gone a week or two without rain, those sump pumps may get a rest. My neighbor, who is a few doors down from one of these homes, cannot park in front his own house because the giant puddles/ice rink make getting in/out of the car too complicated and dangerous, no matter what time of year.
One other point – those sump pumps run on electric, I’d hate to see their utility bill$$$.
They have that problem on Abbott too…3 homes sump pumps cause the problem. One is connected properly; two create ice skating rinks on the sidewalks due to improper installation….
Last year they had to use blow dryers to get out…and with parking very sparse on Abbott they took to parking their cars slightly on the curbs …
Meanwhile one of the neighbors called the police (one whose sump pump is causing the problem), and had everyone ticketed on the block. While fighting the ticket they found out that you cannot have your sump pump empty into the sewers…The grates you see do not go into the sewer lines, they dump into the lake.
Now my question is, If when we flood from ground water we have to treat for mold, due to the bacteria in the ground water ,so we are told, Why is that same water from sump pumps clean enough to go into the lakes…Seems like an oxymoron to me…Any one out there that can answer please do
Since the streets drain to the sewers, why does the law not allow direct connections?? Its dangerous (icy), inconvenient, and unsightly to just keep pumping into the street. I have never seen this done in any other town. What is the reasoning here? How do other towns not have this problem?
Thanks everyone. That Olin Street one sounds even worse than the Stockton ice rink!
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We have the same issue on Olin St. An inn which faces both Main and Olin pumps water onto the street throughout the entire year, rain or shine. This often results in smelly and swampy conditions when leaves pile up (it is so much fun shoveling wet leaves) or the need to step over a moat when exiting one’s car.
Yesterday morning, however, took the cake. A sheet of ice stretched nearly the length of the block, and two of my car’s wheels were stuck in several inches of ice. Needless to say, it took a fair amount of salt, ice cracking, and fruitless tire spinning (rear wheel drive car) in order to finally be able to move the car in the afternoon.
Given the nearest sewer is all the way down the block and around the corner, the pumped water has a great distance to travel before leaving the street. In the case of this inn, it would be nice if it could figure out a way to pump the water out to the front of its facility (nearer to a sewer grate) and not to the Olin St. side on which there is no sewer.
The Township is aware that sump pumps dump excess water from basements onto sidewalks and streets whenever water levels rise. But sump pumps are one of the few remedies for those who have flooding in their homes during rain storms—particularly an issue at the Broadway flood zone.
Overactive sump pump. Neptune township doesn’t allow OG homeowners to direct sump pump water into a sewer line. Pump it out to the street or else you can face a hefty fine.
There are several homes in the vicinity that pump out water of varying degrees due to underground springs and water levels of Fletcher Lake. Other locations in the central and southern parts of OG have the same problem.