Sump Pump Installation and Repair in Riverview, NB

Riverview has elevations from 0 to 30 m, with Mill Creek and Turtle Creek among its waterways. A basement here deals with spring melt and storm water, and the by-law decides where a pump's water may go. Call +1 (506) 306-2963.

Coverdale Road in November 2010

During the November 7 to 11, 2010 storm, Coverdale Road in Riverview was under two to three feet of water while a 13 m high tide rose on the Petitcodiac (NB Environment and Local Government). Riverview lies on the south side of the river with elevations from 0 to 30 m, and its listed waterways include the Petitcodiac River, Mill Creek and Turtle Creek (Wikipedia, Riverview).

One road in one storm does not predict what your basement will do. It tells us what to ask: has water shown up before, and when? We build the plan around your answers and your lot, not around a flood record.

A long melt every spring

The Moncton A normals show about 79 days a year with at least 10 cm of snow on the ground, so a long melt feeds basement drainage each spring (Canadian Climate Normals, Moncton A). Total precipitation is 1,203 mm a year (same normals).

That is the load a pump carries. The pump that handles an ordinary rain may not cope with a week of melt on top of rain, and a pump that sits idle for months has to start the first time it is needed.

The same normals count about 170 days a year with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (Canadian Climate Normals, Moncton A). The discharge outlet sits outdoors, so for much of the year it is exposed to freezing weather, and an outlet that is frozen or blocked can leave a pump running without moving water out.

Where pump water may go: By-law 400-25-02

Section 22 says no person shall discharge storm water, ground water, roof run-off, sub-surface drainage or foundation drains into a sanitary service connection or sanitary sewer unless approved by the Director (Riverview by-law 400-25-02). Section 35.1 says where a storm sewer exists at adequate depth, a building owner shall install a lateral storm sewer to take storm, ground, roof and foundation drain water (same by-law).

At the province level, NB Reg. 84-187, s. 13(4) says a local government shall not allow connection to a public water or sewer system unless a plumbing or special plumbing permit has been issued (NB Reg. 84-187). Which of these applies depends on what sits outside your property, and we plan the discharge around it.

Installing in Riverview, and the cost

Sump pump work starts from $300. The price follows the pump, whether the existing pit can be reused, the length of the discharge line and the discharge route. You get the price before work starts.

Tell us the street and nearest cross street, or a landmark such as Mill Creek Nature Park, and say whether the basement is damp, wet in spring or flooding in storms. Our sump pump service page sets out the pump options, the plumber in Riverview page lists what else we do here, and the Dieppe sump pump page covers the other side of the river.

What we check in a Riverview basement before quoting

We look at the pit, the pump and its float, the check valve and the discharge line, and we ask where the water has appeared before. We also look at where the discharge leaves the house, because an outlet buried in snow or frozen shut sends the water straight back to the pit.

In a finished basement we check how the pit is reached, since that changes whether a pump swap is a quick job or one that needs flooring lifted. If the floor drain is near the pit we ask where it goes, because section 22 limits what may be discharged into a sanitary sewer.