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2025 - Hydrant Flushing FAQ

  1. What is your mailing address, physical address and phone number?
  2. What is your number for after hours emergencies?
  3. What is the cost for new utility connections?
  4. What utilities service Conover?
  5. What are your hours?
  6. When is my garbage collected?
  7. Whom do I speak to concerning Water Distribution Construction and Maintenance?
  8. How much water would I lose at 60 pounds of pressure?
  9. If my household drains are stopped up, who is responsible?
  10. Where does the City's responsibility begin and end with respect to utilities?
  11. Who do I call at night if I have a sewer problem or see a manhole overflowing?
  12. Where does the polluted water that is treated come from and where does it go?
  13. Do treatment plants smell bad?
  14. Do you have Wastewater Treatment Plant tours for my school, group, etc.?
  15. Where could I find out information if I am interested in getting employment in the field of water pollution control?
  16. Whom do I speak to concerning...
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