[jyl]

We have a lot of clay soil here, and small lots with, usually, basements. I read the average house roof here sheds 350,000 gallons of water each year. That's probably around 1,000-2,000 gallons per rain day. If I just dumped a few hundred gallons in my yard, it would probably get water-sogged at best, and flooded at worst. Eventually, I'm not sure my basement would stay dry. So I'd have to be sure I have a good place to drain too. I think I'll ask the downspout disconnection folks to come take a look. $53 x 4 isn't enough motivation if there's any significant downside.