Residents can help keep the sewer system safe by disposing of chemicals properly and keeping systems free of blockages.
Dispose Chemicals Properly
Always ensure that you dispose of household chemicals properly. Certain chemicals, when combined in sewer pipes, can become toxic, flammable, and even explosive. Please follow the disposal directions on the container. Dangerous substances include the following:
- Antifreeze
- Artists' paints, mediums
- Brake fluid
- Fertilizer
- Floor care products
- Gasoline
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Lighter fluid
- Motor Oil
- Paint
- Paint thinner
- Rat poison
- Weed killer
Keep Systems Blockage Free
Keep your drains on a low-fat diet. Grease clogs sewer lines just like it clogs our arteries.
The following fatty items should not be put down the drains:
- Butter and margarine
- Cooking oil or shortening
- Fatty food scraps
- Lard
- Meat fats
Other items to avoid putting down the train include:
- Ashes, sand, mud
- Baby care products
- Bones
- Hair
- Metal and glass
- Plastics
- Rags and hygiene products
- Sticks, limbs, and grass
View the Fats, Oils, & Grease Programs page for more information.
