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If there are several mature trees in your yard located near or around where your service line runs, you may want to periodically have the sanitary sewer service line checked and/or cleaned out by a plumber, especially if your toilets, sinks, etc. Roots from trees can grow into sewer line joints and obstruct flow. Currently, city crews do not inspect private sewer laterals such laterals are the responsibility of the homeowner. If the city ultimately determines that a customer’s service line is blocked by root growth, the resident must contact a licensed plumber to have the line cleaned from the house to the sewer drain.Frequent use of a garbage disposal can contribute to blockages in service and main lines.

These food particles can convert into grease in your pipes and sewer service line. However, many foods, such as certain vegetables and vegetable skins, have natural oils in them. Putting food down a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink can be a convenient method of throwing away leftovers.Let grease cool down and dispose of it in the trash. The grease will turn into a hard solid that blocks lines and can result in a sewer back up.

NEVER pour grease down drains or into garbage disposals.Here are tips to prevent back-ups from happening:

With your help, we can keep the lines flowing!

BE ON THE LOOKOUT! If you see an overflowing manhole, detect a sewer odor or observe evidence of sewer on the ground or in a stream, please report this by calling the Public Service Department at 61 (or the New Albany Police Department at 61 after 5 PM on weekdays or anytime during weekends).

Crews may need to access these manholes on your private property. Typically, if your yard needs to be accessed, you will receive a letter or a door hanger will be placed at your residence if the maintenance is planned. Whether planned or an emergency, if crews plan to be at your residence for longer than one hour, we will attempt to make direct contact with someone at the residence to alert them to the necessary work.

After performing the necessary digging, crews will to the best of their ability return the property to basic original conditions by performing seeding or laying mulch as needed around the manhole.

Manholes may need to be raised to grade. If raising is necessary, digging will be required.

Manholes cannot be buried because they need to be easily accessible.

All manholes must be accessible for routine inspections and maintenance. Those residents who want to hide a manhole on their property may place a lightweight planter or other easily moveable object on top of the manhole, but whatever object must be small enough that crews can easily move the object by hand with no special equipment.

Homeowners do not need to be home for crews to perform this work and crews will not need to enter homes. When possible, all cleaning will be conducted on public property, but workers may be required to access back yard or side yard easements as some manholes are located in these easements (for more information about manhole maintenance, please view the Sewer Manhole Maintenance section below i). When sanitary sewer maintenance is necessary, New Albany public service crews will notify residents of the work to be done in their neighborhood. As part of this maintenance, crews may conduct tests to identify cracks that can cause sewer leaks. Cleanings occur when grease, roots or other deposits cause clogs within sewer lines. Crews may also routinely power wash sewer main lines in known trouble areas even when there are no evident problems to clear pipes for proper flow and remove slight obstructions. New Albany public service crews routinely inspect sewer lines by utilizing a remote “sewer cam” video camera and prioritize maintenance and replacement schedules based on years of collected data and analysis. Nearly all interior plumbing inside a property (excepting the sump pump) is used to transport waste water from the property to city sanitary sewer pipes, and ultimately, to the City of Columbus to be treated at their wastewater treatment plant. These sewer lines are located mainly in the street right-of-way or public easements and are generally connected to sanitary fixtures inside properties, including toilets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, and washing machines. The New Albany Public Service Department maintains more than 60 miles of sewer lines that connect to 3,600 individual customers.