Please be careful what you flush down your toilet

Dear Town residents,

This letter is for all town residents that are connected to the Town's sewer system or will be in the future.

This letter is intended to educate you, the homeowner,  and anyone living in your home as to what should not be flushed down the toilets.  We have been experiencing an alarming number of clogged pumps at our sewer pump stations recently because of foreign material being flushed down the toilets or poured down  drains.  The pumps in these stations are designed to handle water, human waste and toilet paper only.

Examples of what should not be flushed down the toilets or poured down drains are as follows:

*     Cloth rags or towels

*     Baby wipes, toilet wipes, towelettes, disinfecting wipes or cloth wipes of any kind (even if container               says flushable)

*     Paper (other than toilet paper/tissue). Medications, feminine hygiene products of any kind

*     Beauty products, Q-tips, dental floss, plastic of any kind

*     Grease of any kind-especially cooking grease, garden supplies (pesticides, fertilizers)

*     Paint, varnish, paint remover

*     Motor oil, gasoline or any explosive material.

*     Cat litter (even if it is marked as "flushable")

Please refrain from putting any of the above items int o the sewer system and please make sure anyone else in your residence is also aware.

If you have any questions, please call the water & sewer dept. 716-791-3831 ext 102 or the Superintendent at ext. 107

Thank you