Water & Sewer

Property Owners:

Contact our office at 780-632-2606. We will need the address, possession date, and contact information. 

Renters:

Contact our office at 780-632-2606 – we will need the address, possession date, contact information and a completed utility renter set up form.

Your water meter is located inside your house or business. Town crews take readings remotely each month.  

Town crews are working on replacing water meters. If your water meter hasn’t been replaced in the last 3 years, please contact us at 780-632-2606. 

Sanitary Sewer Main Cleaning

The Town of Vegreville regularly performs maintenance to keep its sewer pipes flowing smoothly. Cleaning is conducted year-round, Monday to Friday, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

What Are Sanitary Sewer Mains?

Sanitary sewer mains are the pipes that carry wastewater from your home to the wastewater treatment plant. Everything you flush down toilets and drains, including water from dishwashers and washing machines, flows into these mains.

What to Expect

• During Cleaning: You can continue to use toilets, sinks, and other appliances.
• Air Pressure: Cleaning may cause noise in your sewer pipes and could lead to water splashing from toilets, sinks, and drains. To prevent spills, keep toilet lids closed and sink drains plugged when not in use.
• Odors: Sewer cleaning may produce short-term nuisance odors. To clear them, open a window for a few minutes, run water down sinks and bathtubs, flush toilets, and pour a pail of water into basement floor drains.
• Cleaning Process: No chemicals are used. High-pressure water loosens debris, which is then removed by a high-powered vacuum.

Cleaning sewer mains prevents blockages and backups by removing build-up such as tree roots, grease, grit, and sand. This maintenance helps keep sewer mains flowing, reduces the potential for odors, and protects our infrastructure. Cleaning is also necessary for CCTV inspections, which allow us to assess the condition of our sewer mains and make any required repairs or replacements.

How You Can Help

You can help prevent blowbacks and odors in your home by:

• Adding Water: Occasionally add water to sinks and floor drains to prevent sewer gases from entering your home.
• Checking Vents: Inspect your plumbing vents each spring and fall for blockages, such as bird nests or leaves.

Water Conservation Tips

Water conservation measures do not have to start when a drought is declared.  Every person, household, business, and organization can take steps to evaluate their water usage and implement measures to decrease it.   

Indoor Water Saving Ideas

In the Bathroom:

• Avoid continually running the water while brushing teeth, shaving, and washing hands.
• Showers (take them instead of baths):
  1. Challenge yourself to spend less time in the shower.
  2. Install a showerhead that allows you to pause water flow while shampooing, conditioning, etc.
• Consider low-flow or dual-flush toilets when replacing them or, if replacement isn’t feasible, consider using a water displacement device such as a bottle filled with sand to decrease the amount of water in the toilet tank.
  1. A standard toilet typically uses 6L of water per flush, but older toilets (manufactured before 1992) can use 13-26L of water per flush.
  2. A low-flow toilet typically uses approximately 5L of water per flush.
  3. A dual-flow toilet typically uses 3-5L of water per flush.
  4. In all cases, consider flushing your toilet less. 

In the Kitchen:

• While waiting for hot water to wash dishes, capture the lukewarm water for watering plants, filling humidifiers, etc.
• Fill water jugs to store in the fridge for cold drinking water instead of running the water until it is cold.
• Only rinse dishes destined for the dishwasher when necessary and only run the dishwasher when it is full.
• Consider composting kitchen waste instead of using your garbage disposal.  See the Outdoor Water Saving Ideas Section for more on this.   

In General:

• Repair plumbing leaks – dripping faucets, showerheads, leaking toilets, etc.
• Only run the washing machine for full loads of laundry.

Outdoor Water Saving Ideas

• Start a backyard compost.  Applying compost to gardens and top-dressing your lawn adds moisture to the soil and helps it retain moisture.  

• Add mulch to flower beds to help retain moisture and consider drought-resistant plants and grasses when landscaping.
• Harvest rainwater for outdoor watering.
• Lawns:
  1. Aerate in the spring.
  2. Water only during the cooler morning hours to prevent evaporation before the roots can absorb it.  Consider only watering 2-3 times per week.
  3. When cutting, leave blades 3”- 4” long.  This allows the blades to retain moisture longer.
  4. Consider grasscycling (not bagging your grass clippings).  Leaving short clippings (1” or less in length) on your lawn adds nutrients to the soil and helps reduce the need for watering.
• Sweep driveways, sidewalks, paths, and decks instead of washing or power-washing.