04/27/2026
Action Alert ** Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Morton Grove ** The cities are asking home owners and businesses to conserve water usage to prevent the sewer systems from overflowing with the incoming rain. This helps you and your neighbors basements from flooding with sewer water. If your basement floods, please call us out right away to determine if you have fresh water or sewer water in your home. Sewer water needs professional remediation. It contains viruses such as Covid, HIV, Hepatitis. Please do NOT walk in the water without appropriate PPE.
You can help reduce basement backups and flooding by conserving water before, during and after rainstorms.
In most of the Chicagoland area, rainwater goes through the same set of pipes as the water that goes down the drain in your home. When too much water enters sewers too quickly, the sewers can back up into streets and basements. Additionally, extra water in sewers can cause them to overflow into the river in some cases. Every little bit of conservation can help reduce the overall amount of water in the system.
Ways to conserve water:
Delay or reduce shower times
Put off running the dishwasher
Wait to wash clothes in the laundry
Replace old and leaky faucets, toilets and showerheads with new products approved by EPA WaterSense
https://mwrd.org/community-action/overflow-action
