Starting Monday, September 26 and continuing through mid-October, the City of Sioux Falls Public Works Water Reclamation Division will be conducting a survey of the sanitary sewer system. Inspection crews will be in the areas of Sioux Falls South of 57th Street and east of Southeastern Avenue and North of 57th Street and south of 53rd Street, east of Sycamore Avenue

This study will involve the opening and entering of manholes in the streets and easements. An important task of the survey will be the smoke testing of sewer lines to locate breaks and defects in the sewer system.

The smoke that you see coming from the vent stacks on houses or holes in the ground is NONTOXIC, HAS NO ODOR, WHITE TO GRAY IN COLOR, AND CREATES NO FIRE HAZARD. The smoke should not enter your home unless you have defective plumbing or dried up drain traps.

It is advisable for the homeowner to pour a gallon of water into each floor drain prior to the City's testing. If smoke from the testing enters your home (this is a rare occurrence), there is good reason to believe that dangerous sewer gases may also be entering your home or business. Residents are advised to contact the Water Reclamation Division at 605-367-8188 if you find that smoke has entered your home.


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