Travis King, Supervisor
Annual Waste Water Collection System Performance Review
The Utilities Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 200 miles of water line and 105 miles of sewer line throughout Mount Airy and the surrounding areas.
How Crews Make Water Tap
1. Set up work zone, expose existing water line, dig trench on opposite side of street for meter.
2. Align gopher to bore in correct direction beneath road.
3. Tap existing water line with new corporation stop.
4. After copper line connected to corporation stop and run beneath road, a new meter box is set. Property owner can now connect to system.
City of Mount Airy Oil and Grease Awareness Campaign
City of Mount Airy customers expect their sanitary sewage to be delivered to the wastewater treatment plants without sewer backups, blockages, and overflows.
Backups, blockages and overflows can create serious problems for the environment resulting in health problems, foul odors, property damage, and pollution of rivers and streams.
Did you know…
Most sanitary sewer backups occur between your home and the City’s sewer main?
You can help prevent a costly and unsanitary overflow by following a few simple steps:
- Scrape excess grease in a waste container and dispose of it in the garbage.
- Place food scraps in waste containers or garbage bags for disposal with solid wastes, or start a compost pile; promote use of scraping ware prior to washing.
- Place a wastebasket in the bathroom to dispose of solid wastes.
- Promote the concept of “3R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
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Do Not:
- Pour grease, fats, and oils from cooking down the drain.
- Use the toilet as a wastebasket.
- Use the sewer as a means of disposing food scraps.
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