Happy Holidays from the staff of C. Allen Properties! We wish you all a healthy and prosperous New Year. Looking back on 2011, we are thankful that we were able to assist our Associations through the unpredictable economic climate. It was a challenging year for all of us! We are confident that 2012 will provide a more stable housing market than the past couple of years. We look forward to another successful year partnering with the Boards of Directors and Owners we serve.
For those of you who are owners, please log in to your Association site and review the latest meeting minutes, announcements and 2012 budget information.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or comments ~ we like hearing from you!
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To our Northern friends returning to Naples:
Welcome Back! Don't forget to contact our office to let us know that you are in residence or are on your way so we can update our records. If any of your contact information has changed please notify us so we have the correct information.
We hope you had a relaxing and fun-filled summer. Once again, the west coast of Florida was spared severe storm or hurricane weather. Summer rains have helped the landscaping and lakes. There is a touch of autumn in the air - a welcome change after the HOT and muggy summer.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact C. Allen Properties if you have any questions or concerns.
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PREVENTING SEWER BACKUPS IN YOUR HOME
When you use your toilet, shower, washing machine or dishwasher, wastewater leaves your home through pipes that connect to the county sewer system.
Flushing or pouring the wrong things down drains can harm the pipes in your home - and those that connect to the county sewer system - causing raw sewage to back up into your home or be released into the environment.
HOW THE SEWER SYSTEM WORKS
Condominium homes are connected to the sanitary sewer system through a service lateral line that connects to the sewer main buried under the street in front of the building. All of the waste and water flushed through all of the drains in your home - including the toilets, sinks, showers, bathtubs, dish and clothes washing machines - travel from your home's plumbing system through the service lateral line to the sewer main. The wastewater then travels through the main and a series of pumping stations, to a wastewater treatment facility. The wastewater is then put through a series of separation, cleaning and disinfection steps to produce reclaimed water that is then returned to the community for beneficial reuse as irrigation quality water.
DO NOT FLUSH!
- Rags/cleaning cloths
- Disposable diapers
- Sanitary napkins/care products
- Cotton balls and swabs
- Towelettes/Handy wipes of any kind
- Bandages/wrappings
- Pharmaceuticals/syringes
- Household or hazardous chemicals
These items can become traped in sewer lines causing blockages that result in sewage backing up into your home.
IN THE KITCHEN
Grease is a major problem for sewer systems. Grease builds up inside sewer pipes, restricting the flow of wastewater, causing backups. Never pour cooking fats, oils and grease down the drain. Instead pour them in a disponsable container such as a tin can or milk carton, cool, then put in the garbage. Remember that cheese, butter, salad dressings, sauces and gravies contain fats, oils and grease. Scrape these items into the garbage.
Garbage disposals do not always reduce food scraps and solids to the point that they will flush clear of the lateral line. Solids such as fruit and vegetable rinds and peels, eggshells and chicken bones should be put in the garbage.
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