The city maintains and operates an extensive sanitary sewer system, which is treated by the Metropolitan Water Reclimation District of Greater Chicago.
An important part of any Sanitary Sewer system is that only sanitary seweage is placed into the system. Excessive water from storm drains and sump pumps can inundate any sanitary sewer system, and cause overflows of sanitary seweage. This is why it is very important that sump pumps be discharged to your outside lawn, and that any new connections to the sanitary sewer system be inspected by the Public Works department.
City of Palos Hills • 10335 South Roberts Road • Palos Hills, IL 60465 • 708.598.3400
