The District is now following the more relaxed mask requirements from the State of Colorado per Executive Order D 2021 103 which allows our staff to operate mask-free with some exceptions.

While working in the field, our operators are no longer required to wear masks. We ask that if you do approach one of our operators in the field that you please wear a mask. The district is again allowing operators to enter homes for necessary service requests.

Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) can clog your pipes and cause sewer backups.

Sewer overflows and backups can cause health hazards, damage home interiors, and threaten the environment. Never pour grease down sink drains! Grease is found in such items as meat fats, lard, cooking oil, butter, and dairy products. Pipes blocked by grease is an increasing cause of sewer overflows. Too often, grease is washed into the plumbing system, usually through the kitchen sink. Grease sticks to the insides of sewer pipes (both on your property and in the streets).

Flushing wipes and other products can clog your home plumbing, causing sewage backups into your home and expensive repairs to unclog your pipes.

Protect your pipes!

Each year Colorado 811 observes and celebrates April as National Safe Digging Month.

This year Colorado 811 and the Underground Damage Prevention Safety Commission partnered with the state and Colorado Governor Jared Polis to secure a proclamation declaring April as Safe Digging Month.

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April 2021 marks the 3^rd annual River Clean-Up event co-hosted by South Platte Renew (SPR), and this year it’s going virtual.

Between April 12 and April 25, volunteers can join SPR and the cities of Littleton and Englewood from their own community by collecting debris and trash from their neighborhoods, local rivers, lakes, or parks.

This year, SPR is encouraging a DIY (do-it-yourself) approach and is expanding its focus to include the South Platte River and any parks, lakes, or other areas in our community that need revitalizing!

Resource Central's Garden In A Box offers a simple approach to waterwise gardening with professionally designed kits including plant by number maps and plant care information.

Homeowners, communities, and HOAs can plant the gardens to replace turf, reduce watering requirements, and otherwise improve conservation practices for their landscapes.

Resource Central’s professionally designed gardens contain perennial, xeric (low water) plants for your landscaping needs.

Each garden kit comes with 14-32 starter plants

Fix a Leak Week is March 15 - March 21

This week is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s "Fix a Leak Week". After months of severe drought in Colorado, it is time for us all to take initiative to be more water efficient. Even after receiving a colossal amount of snowfall over the weekend, the state is far from being drought free.

The District has responded to several sewer backups recently caused by grease buildup and other obstructions blocking customer sewer services. The following information can help you prevent a costly sewer backup.

The sewer service (lateral) is owned and maintained by homeowners, including the connection to the district’s main.

All Valley Sanitation residents should have received a Newsletter Postcard within the last couple of weeks announcing the completion of the Valley Sanitation Lift Station. If you did not receive a postcard in the mail, contact the district office at 303-979-2333 or info@valleysanitation.org.

In mid-2019, the construction contract for this project was awarded to Iron Woman Construction and they broke ground in February 2020. Installation of the sewer pipe along S. Clay Street was completed in early summer of 2020.