Landscaping and Fencing

• Driveways
  Limit the use of sand and salt on driveways and sidewalks. When snow melts, it carries these pollutants with it into storm drains.
• Excavation
  The 31st Ward Project has already started, and will be phased over the next four years to improve the quality of our sewers in the Lincoln Place Neighborhood. This project involves sewer rehabilitation using sewer lining, some sewer excavation, and rehabilitation work at two of our sewer pump stations in the area. For more, visit the project page.

Exterior

• Gutters
  Visit our Dye Testing page to learn how to submit an Evidence of Compliance Certificate Request Form, which is required to determine if a property is in compliance or if it will need a dye test prior to selling. A dye test is used to verify if the gutters, driveway drains, yard drains, or other stormwater collection devices are connected to a sanitary sewer that is intended to carry raw sewage only. This type of connection is not allowed and must be fixed before the sale of a property.