Subsoil drains single family residential.
Omaha Municipal Code § 49-909
in effectSec. 49-909. - Subsoil drains single family residential.
For single family dwellings, all exterior discharge piping shall require a permit to ensure compliance with article XVII and the following criteria.
(a) No water from a subsoil system shall be permitted to discharge into the sanitary sewer.
(b) No discharge from the sump pumps shall create a nuisance.
(c) No water from a subsoil system shall be permitted to flow over public sidewalks, streets or adjacent property.
(d) Any discharge from sump pumps shall discharge at least three feet away from the building foundation.
(e) If the pump's discharge cannot be piped in such a manner as to avoid the flow of discharged water onto sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, streets or onto adjacent property, the discharge must be piped and directly connected to a storm sewer. If a storm sewer is not available to the property, the property owner may request the public works department's permission to take the discharge to the street at the gutter.
(Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH49PL_ARTIXSOWAPI_DIV1GE_S49-909SUDRSIFAREFetched: 10/28/2026