12/8/25 Weekly Post

DECEMBER IS CLOGGED DRAINS MONTH.  Professional plumbers tell us that clogged wastewater/sewer pipes occur more in December than any other month.  These clogged pipes are due to the amount of cooking that occurs during the holiday season.  FATS, OIL, and GREASE (FOG) are by-products of cooking.  When hot, liquid FOG poured into the wastewater drainage system mixes with food and other waste.  When cooled, FOG hardens in the wastewater drainage systems pipes.  At the treatment plants, it forms deposits on the surface of the settling tanks and can block screens and clog pumps.

 

FOG is becoming a serious issue at the North Haven, Creekwood, and Lakewood treatment lagoons.  Please DO NOT put fats, oils, and grease (FOG) into the wastewater system. 

 

2026 APPROVED UTILITY RATES.  The Rawls Springs Board of Directors have voted to approve the following rates for 2026.  These rates will be applicable with the January billing cycle.

 

Commercial Accounts         

     Sewer (3000 gallon minimum)           $25.75            

                    Each additional 1000 gallons             $6.75              

     Water (3000 gallons minimum)         $25.75

                    Each additional 1000 gallons             $6.75

                                                               $51.50             Total minimum charge

 

Residential Accounts             

     Sewer (3000 gallon minimum)           $24.75

                    Each additional 1000 gallons             $6.00              

     Water (3000 gallons minimum)         $16.75

                    Each additional 1000 gallons            $4.75

                                                               $41.50             Total minimum charge

 

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