The City of Noblesville Utilities is doing sewer maintenance work in older areas of the city. The work is focused between Eighth and 19th streets and Conner and Pleasant streets. The department wants to notify the public because several homeowners have not installed check valves to prevent water from coming back up through their laterals and this could cause minor splashing out of toilets and drains.

Chief Operator Collections Kirk Staley said the best thing homeowners can do is leave their toilet seats down from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during this period.

“If sewer gas is smelled in the home make sure all drains have water in them,” said Staley “, this eliminates the odors. We always recommend that homeowners protect their homes with check valves. Unfortunately, the installation could be expensive depending on the depth. Most homeowners do not have them in the older parts of the city.

This sewer maintenance work will occur until the end of August.