What steps/actions has CCWSA taken to minimize sewage spills?
It remains the CCWSA goal to have no spills at all. This is the goal we work towards everyday. CCWSA has a rigorous grease management program that targets restaurants and other businesses that use or generate large amounts of grease that may enter the sewer system. It is more difficult, however, to regulate the activities of the average homeowner who may be inclined to dump waste cooking oil down the drain. CCWSA is making efforts to educate the public so the negative impact to the sewer system is minimized. We have also experienced vandalism of the sewer system where persons unknown will open a manhole and drop in foreign materials such as rocks, bricks, lumber, sticks, etc. that can cause severe negative impact to the system. It is difficult to catch such vandals in the act. CCWSA employs full time crews tasked with maintenance and inspection of our wastewater collection and conveyance system. Sewer rights-of-way are mowed for ease of access and to prevent, to the extent possible, pl
