“No worries, just here to check your sump pump.”
Make no mistake, this survey isn’t just about checking people’s sump pumps;
Sioux Falls city employees will go door-to-door during the next two months to inspect sump pumps and survey residents.
The effort, which starts today, comes a month after improper sump pump setups were blamed for adding to flooding woes when record rain swamped some neighborhoods.
This is an attempt by city to see what other code violations you may have. And even though they may not fine you for using a sump pump incorrectly, they may find something else and return on a different day. If Big Brother shows up, politely tell them, “Thanks, but no thanks.” What you do on your own property is your business, not theirs. It’s one thing to be neighborly, it’s an entire different thing have city employees snoop through your house and property.