What kind of problems can occur from a grease blockage in my neighborhood line?

FOG gets into your sewer system from household drains, as well as from poorly maintained grease traps in restaurants and other businesses. Sanitary sewer lines blocked by FOG can cause major problems such as:

• Raw, septic sewage backing up into your home or your neighbor's home.
• Expensive and unpleasant cleanup that you must pay for.
• Raw sewage overflowing into neighborhood parks, yards and streets.
• Potential contact with disease-causing microorganisms from the sewage overflow.
• An increase in operation and maintenance costs for the JCSA, which could cause higher sewer bills for you.
• What about using my garbage disposal or use detergent to wash it down the drain? Home garbage disposals do not keep grease out of your sewer system, nor will it prevent grease from building up. Products such as detergents that claim to dissolve grease may pass the grease down the pipeline and cause problems elsewhere.