Sanitary Sewer Toolkit: A Guide for Maintenance Policies and Procedures

See accompanying model documents below.

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Learn how to avoid sanitary sewer backups through improved system maintenance and limit your liability with improved documentation if a backup does occur. Address fats, grease and oil (FOG) in your system. Find related risk management information on inflow and infiltration (I & I), no-fault sewer backup coverage, discretionary immunity and Pollution Control Agency (PCA) sewer system by-pass requirements.

Use these model documents with the “Sanitary Sewer Toolkit”.

Maintenance and Response Forms:

• Preventive Maintenance Checklist, LMC model form (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer Manholes Inspection, LMC model form (doc)
• Lift Station Report, LMC model form (doc)
• Service Call Report, LMC model form (doc)
• Cab Cards for City Vehicles, LMC model form (doc)

Models:

• Backflow Check Valve Agreement, LMC model contract (doc)
• Backflow Check Valves Policy, LMC model policy (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer Maintenance, LMC model policy (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer System Assessment, LMC model form (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer System Emergency Response, LMC model policy (doc)
• Inflow and Infiltration, LMC model ordinance (doc)

Public Educational Materials:

• Utility Bill Stuffer (doc)
• Web Content for Sanitary Sewer Department (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer Backup Brochure (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer Backup – Letter to Residents (doc)
• Sanitary Sewer Article for City Newsletter (doc)