South Burlington City Water System

Everything that goes down your kitchen, laundry and bathrooms sink or that may be flushed down the bathroom ends up in the sewerage system. Treated sewerage is either reused or perhaps safely returned to the creeks, rivers and lakes. Placing the wrong things over the sewer affects the ability to treat and reuse the water and may cause damage to the system. Everyone can play a part in assisting the treatment process when you are aware of our actions and realizing the type of sewerage we create has a real impact on the treatment process and environment. Drains are certainly not trashcans and the sewer system and treatment plant can’t deal with chemicals, trash, rubbish or fats. Chemical substances can harm the treatment herb or environment, and garbage, trash and fats can cause sewer back-ups and terme conseillé. In addition to the inconvenience, back-ups and overflows are unsanitary, smelly and expensive for the town of South Burlington, and the homeowner, to fix. Here are some things we wish you to keep out of the sewers, and some details about what to do with them rather. Removing chemicals by wastewater is hard. Because there are additional digesting, chemical removal increases costs. Some chemical substances can be hazardous to treatment plant employees, and if chemicals go through the plant, they can damage the environment as well. Chemical substance Disposal Take these types of and other chemicals towards the CSWD Environmental Website located at 1011 Airport Parkway. • motor oil and car fluids • insect sprays, fertilizers and yard care products • whiten and disinfectants • beauty products • medication (prescription and non-prescription) • paint, a layer of varnish, paint remover Garbage Paper and plastic material trash, such as the products listed below, should make the garbage can or perhaps dumpster. • Paper towels, napkins, tissue, and also other paper products • Dental floss, female hygiene products and plastic material applicators, condoms, throw-away diapers Fats, Natural oils and Grease • Pour kitchen fat and oils right into a container, seal it and throw it in to the bin • Place basket/strainers in kitchen sink drains to capture food scraps and also other solids, and fragment or empty all of them into the trash • Encourage your friends and neighbors to keep oil out of pumps out By thinking two times before disposing of home waste down the drain you are able to significantly reduce the likelihood of blockages in your plumbing and ours, and also ensure that the sewerage arriving at our treatment plants is matched to be processed after which re-used or introduced safely into the environment..

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