If you are experiencing a sewer backup, please contact the main office @ 719-576-0311.
What Is a Sewer Backup?: Your home has incoming water lines and outgoing sewer lines… The sewer, or wastewater, lines need to move the used water from your washing machine, tub, shower, toilets and sinks away from your home. When the waste line gets blocked or breached, water will back up into your home.
Warning Signs of a Sewage Backup
Sewage-Like Odors Coming from The Drain. The purpose of your drains is to transport wastewater away and outside of your house.
Bubbling Drains or Toilets.
Slow Draining in Multiple Fixtures.
Clogs in Multiple Drains at Once.
Sewage Coming Out of a Cleanout Pipe
Preventing a Sewer Backup
There are a few preventative measure homeowners can take for sewer backup prevention.
Maintain your sewer lateral.
Dispose of grease properly.
Dispose of paper products properly.
Consider plastic piping.
Correct illegal plumbing connections.
Consider a backwater prevention valve
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Website Accessibility Policy
Stratmoor Hills Water and Sanitation Districts is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Stratmoor Hills Water and Sanitation Districts
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Stratmoor Hills Water and Sanitation Districts has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Stratmoor Hills Water and Sanitation Districts regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
