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Know your System

Winterizing Tips

Save our Water, kitchen flooded with water

With signifcant winter weather here in Mammoth Lakes, we would like to share some helpful tips in getting ready for the winter season. Click here for our Winterizing Tips. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Know Your Responsibility

To help keep our lakes, rivers and lands clean for everyone to enjoy, we all must do our part to keep the sewer system free and flowing. Here is a nice overview of best practices of a sewer system in order to keep it from overflowing. 

Instructions on sewer and drain responsibilities, showing what not to flush and how to maintain the system. Available in English and Spanish.

“Flushable” Wipes are Not Actually Flushable

Cartoon plunger holding a stop sign, with text: "IGNORE THE HYPE, DON'T FLUSH A WIPE!"

We understand some products are labeled as "flushable" or "biodegradable" however wipes do not break down like toilet paper. All wet wipes and baby wipes should be put in the trash, not flushed down a toilet. Pipes and sewer systems are designed to handle human waste and toilet paper, not other products. The following should never be put down a drain or toilet: wipes, hygiene products, paper towels, food scraps, fats, oils, grease, hair, cat litter, dental floss, prescriptions, and chemicals. Improperly disposing waste down the drain can lead to sewer backups and spills. Plumbing repairs are expensive, and your pipes are your responsibility.

Come visit us, we have free strainers available for sinks, showers, and floor drains along with dish squeegees and other conservation items.