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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Submission Received #200978

Sidewalk & Curb Complaints:

Other: I reported this last week for the first time. (Case #200875) I took this new photo this morning, which shows clearly the abundance of water issuing from this drain. I am confident that this is not simply runoff. I dealt with a similar complaint about one month ago lodged against a property I help manage for Chickering Rentals at 620 N College. Turns out, the water was coming from a sink AND a shower inside that house that was connected to a sump pump, and then connect to a downspout extension drain that expelled on the sidewalk. (I identified the issue and the company remedied it the same day it was reported to us.) It appears that the same thing may be happening at 609 S Fess. There is no explanation as to why so much water would be issuing from a downspout drain at 9am this morning when the temps are less than 10, far below freezing. But you can see in the picture the amount of snow the water has covered and had not yet frozen. I’m guessing if you go out now, it may be frozen. It’s only after it has recently been pumping and expelling that it is still liquid. The only explanation from what I can tell is it’s coming from inside the property. Either 605 s fess or 609 s fess. I’m guessing that there is a sink or shower inside the house, connected to a sump pump drain, connected to this drain on the sidewalk. Thanks for your help and attention to this.

Assigned to
Driss Tahir

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2/20/2025 14:17:06 Closed by Driss Tahir

Hi Justin, thanks for bringing that issue to our attention. Yes, I checked back and probably it is a sump pump. However, that issue needs to be mitigated and we are in communication with the property owner to fix that issue.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=200978 Closed by Driss Tahir Hi Justin, thanks for bringing that issue to our attention. Yes, I checked back and probably it is a sump pump. However, that issue needs to be mitigated and we are in communication with the property owner to fix that issue.

2/18/2025 13:28:26 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Driss Tahir

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=200978 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Driss Tahir You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

2/18/2025 10:59:25 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=200978 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

2/18/2025 10:59:25 Opened by Anonymous

609 S Fess AVE

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.160968780518
Longitude-86.52564239502
Neighborhood AssociationElm Heights
TownshipPerry

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