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Council approves partial sewer forgiveness for Utica homeowner after basement flood
2571842 · March 12, 2025
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Summary
The council approved waiving sewer charges above two billing units per month for the months affected by a homeowner's hot‑water‑heater failure after DPW confirmed the excess water discharged to the storm drain, not the sanitary sewer.
Utica City Council on Tuesday agreed to relieve part of a resident’s sewer charges after a hot‑water‑heater failure flooded a basement and DPW confirmed the excess discharge drained to a storm water sump rather than the sanitary sewer.
Charlene Matthews, 7021 Greeley St., told council she returned from out of town to…
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