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DON ' TS =- _ • ' Don't accidentally dig up an underground utility with your backhoe. Before you dig, telephone the One Call number - and the _ utilities which have underground facilities in the area will come to surface mark their lines. Don't connect rain gutters or storm drains to your pressure sewer, or allow surface water to drain into it. This additional water will = increase pumping costs, deplete the available capacity of the collection system and add needlessly to the daily volume of water - - the treatment facility has to process. Don't use excessive quantities of water. Repair leaky toilets, faucets ti or plumbing fixtures. Leaky toilets can waste up to 2000 gallons of water in one day. Take shorter showers, take baths with partially- filled artially-flled tub. Use water saving devices or methods like reducing the flow or volume of your toilet- 0 As Don't flush undesirable substances into the new sewer. Flushing flammable and toxic products is dangerous, while other materials such as paper towels, rags, newspaper, cigarettes, coffee grounds, egg shells, sanitary napkins, large amounts of hair and cooking grease are a maintenance nuisance and will also increase the frequency of pumping septage from the tank_ Don't dump recreational vehicle (RV) waste into your septic tank because it will increase the amount of solids entering the septic tank and the frequency of required septage pumping. RV waste dumped directly into the screened vault will clog the pump and plug the screen. Some RV waste may contain chemicals that are toxic or that may adversely effect the biological activity in your tank. Don't use garbage disposal systems because they also increase the amount of solids entering your tank. Compost scraps or dispose _== with your trash. Collect grease in a container rather than disposing down the drain. Some items (egg shells, coffee grounds, tea bags, and so forth) are not biodegradable, even ground up. Dispose of these items in the trash. 3