The City of Wood Dale recognizes that several areas of the City, including private property, do not have positive drainage of storm water to the City rights-of-way. This can adversely affect private properties and public rights-of-way leading to property damage, nuisance mosquitos, deterioration of surfaces, and ice buildup. For health and safety reasons the City is implementing a rear yard drainage policy which includes a public/private cost share program.
Preferred project types will be to connect private storm water systems (rear yard drains, sump pump discharge lines, downspouts, etc.) to the City’s storm water collection system. Per City Code, any connection to the City’s storm sewer system is required to have the approval of the Public Works Director. The Public Works Department will verify the capacity and location of the nearest connection point before approving any project. In the absence of an available connection point, other projects will be considered including dry wells, rain gardens, rain barrels, etc. Only one application will be allowed per property (one-time participation).
Upon completion, the resident assumes ownership and maintenance responsibility of the system up-to-and-including the point of connection with the City storm sewer. The City assumes no liability for future maintenance or repair of private storm water systems.
