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T  SK.` hp x (#X(#K ,&J%XXLDoverTownshipmakeseveryefforttoberesponsivetoresidents'needsandconcernswhena M  sewerbackupoccurs.DoverTownshiphasacrewwhosemaindutyistoinspect,cleanand  ` maintainsewers.Unfortunately,becauseasewerisnotaclosedsystem,manythingsthatareput  3 intothesewercanclogthesystem.Largeamountsofgreasefromhomesanddisposablediapers   aretwocommonitemsthatcauseproblems.Anotherproblemistreeroots,whichcangrowinto    andobstructthesystem. l  WhileDoverTownshiphasadoptedrulesprohibitingthedischargeofanysubstancelikelyto ?  causeasewerobstruction,andwetrytoeducatethepublicabouttheproblemstheycause,there R  isreallynowaywecanabsolutelypreventthisfromhappening.Manyfactorscancausebackups %  andtheyarebeyondthescopeofnormalmaintenance.Manyhomeowners'insurancepolicies   excludedamageresultingfromsewerbackups.However,someinsurancecompaniesdoprovide   sewerbackupcoverage. Ifyouareconcernedaboutthepossibilityofasewerbackupand ^ wanttoassurethatyouarecovered,weurgeyoutocheckwithyourhomeinsurer 1q regardingtheavailabilityofsewerbackupinsurance,andincludecleanupcostsaswellas D repairsandreplacement. Courtshavedeterminedthatlocalgovernmentsareliableonlyifthere  isnegligentoperationofasystem.Alocalgovernmentcannotguaranteethatapublicsystemwill  notbackup.Itemssuchasdisposablediapersandgrease(aswellastoysanddentures)thatare } placedintothesystembyresidentsandbusinessescancauseunavoidablebackupsdespiteregular P maintenanceandcleaningoflines.Ifyouuseyourbasementforstorageofvaluableantiquesor #c spendalotofmoneyrefinishingthatbasement,getthatextrainsurance!Also,youmaywantto 6 checkwithyourplumberaboutinstallingabackwatervalve.Itmaycostyouseveralhundred   dollarsbutitmaysaveyourbasement.  So S!%&J %  CONTACTINFORMATION%:&J%! Ifyouexperienceasewerproblem,pleasecallDover  Townshipat7172923634duringnormalworkinghours(MonFri,84)or911atother  timesandstatethatyouarereportingaseweremergency.Backedupsewerlines,linebreaks,  sewageodorsandoverflowingmanholesareconsideredanemergency.CALLDOVER k TOWNSHIPFIRSTbeforecallingaplumberifyouthinkyoumayhaveaproblem.Wewill >~ checkthesewermainandlateralandtheninformyouofourfindings.Thereisnocosttoyoufor  Q  thetownshiptocheck.Ofcourse,wewouldpreferthatyoucallduringnormalworkhoursto  $! saveallofustheexpenseofovertime.Iftheproblemisnotinthemainlinesewerorlateral,you !" willbeadvisedtocontactaplumberorsewer/draincleaningservice. "# S$C #!%&J BUILDINGSEWER%  Ԁvs.LATERALvs.SEWERMAIN%h:&J%! 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Thepropertyownercandomany ;{  thingstopreventthesewersfrombackingup.Ifeveryonewouldbecarefulabouthowthey >~  disposeofcertainproducts,oursystemswouldbeagreatdealmoreefficient,experiencefar  Q fewerbackups,costusalllessmoney,andpreventalotofmisery.  $  QEGIKLMNOP(03g"E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)L SEI52 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXL Grease: Cookingoilshouldbepouredintoaheatresistantcontainerand  "J disposedof,afteritcoolsoff,inthegarbage,notthedrain.Somepeopleassume "0 thatwashinggreasedownthedrainwithhotwaterissatisfactory.Thisgrease #  goesdownthedrain,coolsoff,andsolidifieseitherinthedrain,theproperty $  ownersline,orinthemainsewer.Whenthishappens,thelineconstricts,and %! eventuallyclogs.EI5G6݌ &" Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LE92 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXL PaperProducts: Papertowels,disposableandclothdiapersandfeminineproductscause n'# agreatdealofproblemsinthepropertyowner'slateralaswellasinthesewermain. T($ Theseproductsdonotdeterioratequickly.Theybecomelodgedinportionsofthe ')g% lateral/main,causingasewerbackup.Theseproductsshouldalsobedisposedofinthe ):& garbage.iXLX%i&JE9:݌ * ' Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LE=2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXL Roots: Shrubsandtrees,seekingmoisture,willmaketheirwayintosewerlinecracks. +' Theserootscancauseextensivedamage.Theymaystartoutsmall,gettingintoasmall ,( crackinthepipe;butasthetreeorshrubcontinuestogrow,sodoestheroot.Aftertime, Y-) thiscausesyoursewerlinetobreak,whichinturnallowsdebristohangupintheline, ,.l* thuscausingabackup.Oldclayorironpipemaybemoresusceptibletorootpenetration  butitcouldhappentonewplasticpipe.Theotheralternativeistoavoidplantingaround  yourbuildingsewer.Ifyouhavecontinuingproblemswithtreerootsinyourbuilding f sewer,youmayhavetohavethemcutperiodically.Ifyouhaveaplumbercutoutroots 9y inyourbuildingsewer,pleasecallus,sothatwecancleanthesewermain.iXLX%i&JE=>݌  L Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LE+D2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXL SewerOdor: Anotherconcernthatpropertyownershaveisthattheycansmellsewer  odorsinsidetheirhomeorbuilding.Therearemanywaystopreventthisfrom  occurring.Undereachdraininyourplumbingsystem,thereisa"Ptrap".Ifthereis   waterinthisfitting,odororgasesfromthesewercannotenterthroughthedrainfrom k  eitherthepropertyowner'slateralorthesewermain.Periodically,checktomakesure > ~  thatunuseddrains,sinks,etchavewaterinthe"Ptrap".Anotherwaytopreventsewer  Q  odoristoensurethatthevents,whicharelocatedonyourroof,arefreefrombirdnests,  $  leaves,etc.Whentheseventsareclear,thesewerodorswillescapethroughthesevents.iXLX%i&JE+DE݌   Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LEI2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXL IllegalPlumbingConnections: DONOTconnectFrenchdrains,sumppumps,rain   gutters,andotherfloodcontrolsystemstoyoursanitarysewer.Itisillegal,anddebris p  andsiltwillclogyourline.Thatextrastormwaterinasewerpipecouldcausethepipeto C  overfillandbackup.Consultaplumbertocorrectanyillegalconnections.iXLX%i&JEIJ݌ V  Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LE N2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXL Needles: Unfortunately,somepeopledisposeofhypodermicneedlesinthesewer ) system.Thepresenceoftheseneedlesinthewastewatercollectionsystempresents  specialandpossibledeadlyproblemsforwastewatercollectionandwastewatertreatment  employees. PLEASEDONOTFLUSHNEEDLES. Thepropermethodofdisposalis u torecaptheneedleandputitintoa"sharpscontainer".(Thiscouldbeanyrigidplastic H containersuchasableachbottle...nomilkbottlesplease.)Whenitisfull,tapethe [ containersecurely,andcallyourlocalpharmacyforadviceonproperdisposalmethods. .  PLEASEDONOTFLUSHTHEMORTHROWTHEMINTOTHEGARBAGE! iXLX%i&JE NN݌  Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LES2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXL InstallaBackwaterPreventionValve: Abackwatervalvecanpreventorgreatly  reducethepossibilityofasewerbackup.Abackwatervalveisafixtureinstalledintoa z sewerline,andsometimesintoadrainline,inthebasementofyourbuildingtoprevent M sewer_backflows_.Aproperlyinstalledandmaintainedbackwatervalveworksonaone  ` waysystem,sewagecangoout,butcannotcomebackin.Propertyownersare 3 responsiblefortheinstallationandmaintenanceofbackwatervalves.Thecosttoinstall  oneisdependentuponthetypeofplumbinginyourhomeandthedifficultyof  installation.Aqualifiedplumbercanassistyouindeterminingyourneeds.iXLX%i&JEST݌ l  Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LEY2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLi&J%XiXLIfyouuseyourbasementforstorage,useplasticcontainerstokeepyourpossessionsdry. ?! Placeitemsofftheflooronblocks.Plasticgarbagebagscrack,thenleakand_aren t_Ԁgood % e" forstorage.Imaginethatyourbasementfloodedtoday_ _Ԁhowmuchwouldyoulose?  8# Insurancecannotreplacethefamilypicturesandthebabyshoes.Protectthemandstore ! $ theminasafeplacenow.iXLX%i&JEYuZ݌ "% Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E"  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LE!^2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLWesincerelywishthatsewerlines(main,lateralorabuildingsewer)neverneed q#& tobedugup.However,thatpossibilityexists.Therefore,itisinthe W$ ' _homeowner s_Ԁbestinterestnottobuildoveranysewer.Ifthereisasewerright =%}!( ofwaygoingthroughyourproperty,andyouplaceashed,garage,patio, #&c") driveway,etc.overtopofit,youaregambling.Thereisalwaysachancethatthe  'I#* sewermayhavetobedugupandyoulosethebet.E!^ _݌ '/$+ Ќ$ X(#X(#$  XiXLXXiXLi&J%XiXL  "E "  XB+ ` hp x (#X(#BiXLX%i&JFX)L XXiXL  iXLX XFX)LEb2 3  iXLXXiXLXLXXiXL    iXLXXXLMoreinformationisavailableonthe_Township s_Ԁwebsite: (%,  www.dovertownship.org#XLXXiXL/#