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| Plain City Storm Water Management Plan December 2010 PDF - Document |
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| Snow Season The sun’s shining now. But although we don’t like to think about it, snow season will be upon us before we know it. The Public Works Department would like to express their sincere thanks for the cooperation Plain City residents have shown in the past. Their job is to keep Plain City roads safe and as citizens we can help. Please take your garbage and recycle cans in as soon as possible after they are emptied, then they won’t be in the way of the snow plows. The city also has two ordinances in place regarding snow removal. The first concerns snow removal by residents. It reads: “It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, lessor, or agent of any property abutting on a paved sidewalk, to fail to remove or have removed from such paved sidewalk all hail, snow, or sleet thereon within a reasonable time after such snow, hail, or sleet has fallen. It shall be unlawful for any person removing snow from the sidewalk, to deposit snow, dirt, leaves, or any other material in the gutter or in the street so as to clog or prevent the free flow of water therein.” The second ordinance talks about wintertime parking. It reads: “It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle, farm equipment, or other object to park or place such item or property upon or in any street of the city with or without curb, anytime snow removal is needed up to 48 hours after the storm and between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. between November 1st through April 1st.” These and other ordinances are available on the Plain City website at www.plaincityutah.org. by clicking on the City Code tab. With a little effort, we can keep our roads safe this winter season. |
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| Town Square Well, you’ve probably noticed that the old concession stand at the Town Square is no longer there. It was demolished in November to make way for the new building. This building will contain new ADA-compliant restrooms, a storage area, and a small bowery area; so parents can get out of the sun while they watch their kids play on the playground. Construction will begin in the spring. |
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| Important Sewer Information We’re called “Plain City” because we live on the plains. So in our area, the sewer has to go through several lift (pump) stations to get to the sewer lagoons. We have experienced problems with lift stations in some areas. Sometimes cleaning cloths, even “disposable” ones, have been flushed down the toilet and have become caught in the pumps causing costly problems. Please do not flush anything other than toilet paper. If the sewer pump jams, this could mean a backup in your home. The Public Works Department would appreciate your cooperation, so that won’t happen. |
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| Public Works Department Here are a few suggestions from the Public Works Department: Street Sweeping: Hopefully, those of you living in subdivisions that have curb and gutter have noticed the street sweeper coming around twice a year. This is to help keep our streets clean and looking nice. Not to mention, it helps with the water quality in the receiving streams. If for some reason, there is a vehicle parked along the curb at the time it is being swept, we ask that the homeowner sweep out that section of curb. Also, if you are having any type of dirt delivered to your property, it is against the law to have it placed in the street, in the gutter or on the sidewalk. Street Lights: If anyone notices a street light that is not operating properly, whether it is not coming on, staying on, or just looking bad, please give us a call, (801) 731-4908 we will be more than happy to get the problem resolved. After all, lights that operate properly help keep the honest people honest. Sewer: Just a reminder! When the power goes out, please try and refrain from using the facilities as much as possible. Currently there are still nine of the seventeen sewer lift stations that do not have an emergency power source. This really proves to be a challenge when the power is out. Also, we are still having a problem with illegal connections! Sump pumps are being tied into the sewer, usually inside of the house. This is a huge problem. It creates a large amount of water to be pumped and treated, which is a big cost to all of the residents of Plain City . If a sump pump is required at your home, the proper place for the water to drain is into the curb. If there are any questions, please call the city office. Garbage Cans: Please bring your can in from the street as soon as possible after it has been emptied. We are seeing a lot of them being left out on the side of the street for extended periods of time. If they are brought in, it will help cut down on the cost of having to replace damaged cans and possibly stop them from disappearing. Thanks for your cooperation! Plain City Public Works Department. |
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| Curb-side
Recycling The Plain City Council voted unanimously to institute a city-wide curb-side recycling program. Econo-Waste (our garbage hauler) has delivered a blue can to each resident within the city limits. Attached to the can are instructions on what items can be placed inside the can and when the pick-up dates will be. Blue cans will be picked up every other week on normal pick-up days. Black cans will continue to be picked up every week on normal pick-up day. This program will begin the 1 st of September and will cost each household $3.15 per month. The fee will be included on your Bona Vista bill. In September 2009, the city council will review the rate in hopes that this new program will lower the tipping fee for regular household garbage and hopefully that will mean a savings to you. Recycling Do's & Don'ts for the Blue Cart |
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Public Works – Sewer The public works department is in the process of upgrading our sewer system by installing back-up generators at each of the sewer lift stations around the city. These generators will protect us in the event of a power failure. As an added protection, we strongly encourage homeowners to have a backflow preventer check valve installed on the sewer lateral. This will help prevent any backups from entering your home. If you have a backflow preventer and it is working properly in your lateral, we are confident that the sewer sludge will not back up into your house. We are currently doing a rotational maintenance program for our sewer lines. This involves cleaning and video inspections of all the main sewer lines. Rotational maintenance will help the city identify any potential problem in that line as well as any illegal connections. It is against state law to drain into the sewer system for anything other than sewer. Illegal connections are being found from sump-pumps, trench drains in driveways, rain gutter downspouts, dog run drains, etc. If you suspect that your home might be connected to the sewer illegally, please contact the city for advice; otherwise the city will have no choice but to impose the necessary fines. *
Just a reminder from the public works department. There are certain
things that should never be flushed down the toilet. Believe it or not, we have found diapers, towels, sanitary napkins, underwear, and other clothing items in our sewer system. These things cause the sewer pumps to fail and are very costly to remove from the pumps. They can also cause the sewer to back up and flood homes. Also, in the event of a power failure, please try to limit the use of the facilities in your home. Most of the sewer lift stations do not have emergency power sources. |
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