The City of Kawartha Lakes will be conducting nightly sanitary sewer flushing in Lindsay this week each night from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. from Monday to Friday (September 8 to 12).
Sanitary sewer flushing is preventative maintenance to remove settled and accumulated material from the sewer lines, and also helps to eliminate the potential for sanitary sewer main surcharging that can result in damage to property.
A city contractor will be working on Colborne Street, west to east to Melbourne Street between Victoria Street North and St. Paul Street and Victoria Street and St. Lawrence Avenue.
During the process, the contractor will be setting up apparatus at manholes in the roadway and releasing pressurized water through the sanitary sewer main pipe to remove any debris buildup.
As a result, residents may notice a bubbling or vacuum effect in drains and toilets. The municipality recommends that residents close all toilet seats and cover any floor drains while sanitary sewer flushing is taking place.
Once the work is completed in an area, the municipality also recommends residents refill all plumbing traps by running the water in sinks and floor drains to prevent sewer gases from migrating into the home.
In the City of Kawartha Lakes, routine sanitary sewer flushing only happens in communities with municipal wastewater collection systems, which include Bobcaygeon, Coboconk, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, and Omemee.
For more information, visit the Water, Wastewater and Sewer page at www.kawarthalakes.ca.
Residents who have any questions about sanitary sewer flushing can call the customer service division at 705-324-9411.
