My basement drain is running slowly. What should I do?
About eighty percent of the time this is the result of a problem in the homeowner's plumbling; a buried line in the basement floor, or between the basement and the city's main has become restricted and needs to be cleaned. You can rent the needed equipment and do-it-yourself or call a plumber or drain cleaning company. Rarely, there could be a problem developing in the city's main sewer line. Call the Water Reclamation/Sewer Division at (319)273-8668 to have a city crew check it out.

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1. Does Cedar Falls have a combined or separate sewer system?
2. My basement drain is running slowly. What should I do?
3. Water is backing up in a basement floor drain and I'm not using any water. What is wrong?
4. The only time my sewer backs up is in heavy rainstorms. Why is that?
5. Who should I call if my sanitary sewer backs up after normal working hours?