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Everyday items that may seem okay to flush can cause messy and expensive problems for your plumbing and the City sewer.
A lot of products you may think are safe don't dissolve quickly, or at all, in water. These products can get caught in the City sewer or your plumbing and can cause a sewer backup that will result in a smelly, messy situation for property owners. Please help the City and yourselves by only flushing down toilet paper and what comes out of your body. To help you recognize some of the items we are speaking of, here is a list of items to avoid flushing: