Submitted by Cattaraugus Utilities
Help prevent back-ups
- Do not pour grease, fats, and oil from cooking down the drain. Collect grease in a container (a coup can work great) and throw it in the garbage.
- Also, place food scraps in garbage bags for trash disposal or, even better, toss it on a compost pile. (NO meat should go into compost.)
- Do not use the toilet as a wastebasket. Place a wastebasket in the bathroom to dispose of diapers, condoms and personal hygiene products.
- Backed up sewer pipes may end up costing you a lot of money.
- Maintenance of the sewer lines from your home or apartment to your property line is the property owner’s responsibility.
Goop. Gunk. Grease
It’s bad for our health. But did you know it’s bad for pipes in our homes, too?
Grease blockages in sewer pipes are common causes of sewage overflows and basement backups.
Grease is a byproduct of cooking and comes from meat fats, oils, shortening, butter, margarine, food scrapes, even sauces and dairy products.
- Never pour grease down the drain, even if you think you are “washing it down” by using hot water to melt it.
- It will only solidify somewhere in the pipes. . . and that somewhere may be on your property.
- And one more hint: garbage disposal does not protect the plumbing system from grease clogs.
OK Down The Drain – The following can go down a commercial kitchen drain in limited quantities:
• Cleaning products – follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Dishwater – wipe off large food remnants/grease.
• Wash water from produce – Brush off dirt before rinsing fruits and vegetables.
Have your tank cleaned out pumped at least 1-2 years.
Elders and Disability are free for the DPW Honey wagon. For Elders, please call AOA at (716) 532-5777 and Disabilities, please call Disability Service at (716) 532-1028.
Non-Elder/Disability for DPW Honey wagon service is $125, and other sewer disposal companies are more.
We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in this request and should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (716) 532-9221.
