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How to Find your Water or Sewer Connection

05 Jun 2024

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Knowing the location of your commercial property or home water or sewer connection is an important step before digging on your property to repair drain pipes or service lines. It will also help you to avoid damage to your sewer and water lines when you need to dig holes to plant...

WIPE IT, GREEN BIN IT

29 Sep 2022

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Grease Traps, Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

Did you know a range of foods – in addition to grease – cause problems for our sewer system? Many people are unaware that oils and fats, such as dairy, also contribute to sewer clogs. What Can’t Go Down the Drain Most of us know bacon grease doesn’t go down the drain, but...

The One, Two, Threes Of Flushing Waste

05 May 2022

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Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

Let’s face it – we’ve all been tempted to flush something down the toilet at one time or another that we know that we probably shouldn’t. Toddlers love to flush all kinds of unflushable items down the commode just to see it swirl down to its inevitable fate in the sewers. There...

Understanding & Preventing Fatbergs

02 Aug 2018

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Grease Traps, Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

Their stench is notoriously odious, and their size can grow to truly epic proportions. The subject at hand is that of “fatbergs,” or solidified masses of cooking grease mixed with solid, non-biodegradable items such as baby wipes that find their way into sewers...

Electrical Cleaning Service for Drains

03 Feb 2017

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Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

Dirty drains can be highly disruptive to residential plumbing systems. They can lead to all sorts of unnecessary headaches. If you have any kind of drain obstruction on your property, reliable and prompt professional plumbing assistance is essential. It’s important to seek...

“Flushable” Products Costing Canadian Taxpayers

02 Jun 2016

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Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

Canada has seen a disturbing trend in the use of so-called “flushable” wipes, only to find that they are clogging the sewer systems and causing massive amounts of damage at the taxpayers expense. A new Metro Vancouver campaign has begun combating the misinformation of...

Dangers for Storm Drains

04 Apr 2016

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Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

The Metro Vancouver region has two types of sewer systems: Combined and Separate. Combined sewer systems are where storm water and waste water are carried away in the same pipe. Although no longer used in new construction, the city still has some older combined sewers in...

Report a Sewer or Drainage Blockage

06 Dec 2014

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Sanitary Sewers and Drainage

Sewer backups primarily occur when the line is plugged with debris. In addition backups may result from several factors including the structural and operational condition of the sanitary sewer system itself, heavy rainfall, and incorrect usage of the system. If you are...

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WIPE IT, GREEN BIN IT

The One, Two, Threes Of Flushing Waste

Understanding & Preventing Fatbergs

Electrical Cleaning Service for Drains

“Flushable” Products Costing Canadian Taxpayers

Dangers for Storm Drains

Report a Sewer or Drainage Blockage

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