What causes a sanitary sewer overflow?
Causes of sanitary sewer overflows include grease blockages, root blockages, debris blockages, sewer line flood damage, manhole structure failures, vandalism, pump station mechanical failures, power outages, storm or groundwater inflow/infiltration, lack of capacity, and/or contractor caused blockages.

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1. What is FOG?
2. What does FOG do, why is it bad?
3. What is a "sanitary sewer overflow? (SSO)?
4. What causes a sanitary sewer overflow?
5. What is the content on sanitary sewage?
6. What is the impact from a Sanitary Sewer Overflow?
7. What can residents and businesses do to reduce FOG and prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSO)?