07/13/2026
Memo from the City of Colome, SD
The City of Colome will be performing a sanitary sewer line cleaning on city mains. This work should improve the sewer's performance and
significantly reduce the chance for future sewer backups and related problems.
The cleaning process causes a vacuum in the sewer. This will not affect most homes, but some homes may be affected that have inadequate or partially blocked drain vents. The vacuum may cause "P-traps" (the
little S shaped bend in the pipe under sinks and drains) to be sucked dry. Should you notice a sewer smell resulting from this, run a little water in your drains to refill the P-traps. It is recommended that you shut the water valve off to your toilet(s), put the toilet seat(s) down, and cover floor drains with car mats on the days that the sewer
cleaning is scheduled. This will minimize any possible splashing of the P-trap water in homes that are poorly vented. Please take these
precautions during the following dates.
July 16th & 17th 2026
You may call Bender Sewer and Drain at (605) 996-1765 should you
have any questions. Other contacts
are Casey Harter 605-840-0427
1st street from Carr to Boyd, 2nd Street from Carr to Boyd, 3rd Street from Carr to Boyd, 5th street from Carr to Boyd, From 2nd Street and Sullivan to½ a block south on Sullivan to clean out From 3rd Street and Sullivan to½ a block south on Sullivan to clean out From 2nd Street and Carr to½ block south on Carr to clean out
From 4th Street and Carr to½ block North on Carr to clean out
