Water Sewer Services
ABOUT YOUR BILL
Water meters are read at the end of each month. The bill is due by the 25th of the following month. You may get you bill mailed or emailed to you. Each bill will list the date of the previous read and the read as well as the current read date and reading. The total number of gallons will be listed. The breakdown of charges will be itemized. The amount you owe will be listed as well as the amount owed if after the due date.
PAYING YOUR BILL
1. Place in USPS mail. Please use PO Box 336
2. Use drop box near door at City Hall
3. Pay inside at City Hall Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm
4. Pay with card online (service fee will apply)
SEE CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR WATER AND SEWER RATES.
PLEASE SEE THE FULL SEWER OR WATER ORDINANCE FOR SPECIFICATIONS. (CHAPTER 4)
All-Purpose Cleaner
Mix equal parts of distilled white vinegar with water. Add essential oils or lemon juice if desired.
Floor Cleaner
Mix 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar with one gallon of warm water in a bucket. Sweep floors then apply vinegar mixture using a mop. Let air dry.
Bathroom Scrub
Mix 1/4 cup of baking soda with one tablespoon of liquid dish soap. Add distilled white vinegar and mix until the texture is creamy and smooth.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Pour one cup of borax in the toilet bowl and let sit overnight. In the morning, give it a quick scrub with a brush and flush for a quick and easy toilet clean.
Carpet Refresher
Mix one cup of baking soda with 10 drops of your preferred essential oil (lemon or lavender are great options). Sprinkle over the carpet and let sit overnight. Vacuum it up in the morning for a refreshing clean. For small messes, like pet urine, try using a handheld vacuum to make the job quick and easy!
Washing Machine Cleaner
Add one cup of distilled white vinegar to the drum of your washer. Add 1/4 cup of baking soda (to the detergent area if using a front-load washer). Run cycle as usual to clean the machine.
Towel Refresher
Mix one cup of baking soda with one cup of vinegar and add it to a load of smelly towels. This natural cleaning combo will help to get the funk out of old towels and add a little extra softness.
Laundry Booster
Mix 1/2 cup of borax with a gallon of warm water. Pre-soak laundry in the solution for about 30 minutes before running your cleaning cycle as usual.
Coffee Maker Cleaner
Run one cup of distilled white vinegar through the water reservoir of a coffee maker to purge the machine of grime or bacteria.
Drain Cleaner & Deodorizer
Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down the drain, followed by 1/2 cup vinegar. Wait 15 minutes and then pour hot water down the drain to clear residue.
Goo Remover
Mix two parts borax with one part water. Rub on sticky labels or residue until clean.
FATS, OILS & GREASE (F.O.G.)
YOU CAN HELP PREVENT SEWER CLOGS
F.O.G. is an acronym for Fats, Oils and Grease that get deposited into the sanitary sewer system when poured down drains in homes, apartments, restaurants, industry and public facilities.
As a byproduct of cooking, F.O.G. is usually found in: baking goods, butter, lard, shortening, cooking oil, fats and oil from cooked meats, food scraps, gravy, mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, sour cream and other foods high in fat.
WHY IS F.O.G. A PROBLEM?
Blockage can lead to sewer overflows on your property. All too often, fats, oils and grease are disposed of improperly during food preparation and kitchen clean-up. When poured down a drain or toilet, F.O.G. can build up, blocking sanitary sewer lines. When cooking and F.O.G. is allowed to go down the drain, it cools in the wastewater system and sticks to pipes, creating F.O.G. buildup. This accumulation reduces the capacity of the wastewater collection system and is detrimental to the wastewater treatment process. The result is that a considerable amount of money is spent every year removing the build-up of fats, oils, and grease. Home garbage disposals do not keep grease out of the plumbing system. Also, hot water and products that claim to dissolve grease only pass it further down the line, where it causes problems elsewhere.
The easiest way to solve the grease problem and help prevent overflows of raw sewage is to keep F.O.G. materials out of the sewer system. It is easy to minimize F.O.G. sources at home by changing a few habits.
Sewer line clogged with F.O.G.
Downloadable Documents
NEW Resident Water Sewer Service Applica[...]
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NEW Business Water Sewer Service.pdf
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Application for Sewer Lateral Compliance[...]
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INFLOW AND INFILTRATION COMPLIANCE ORDINANCE
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CARLTON DRINKING WATER REPORTS
Your drinking water comes from a groundwater source: two wells ranging from 48 to 50 feet deep, that draw water from the Quaternary Buried Artesian aquifer.
Carlton works hard to provide you with safe and reliable drinking water that meets federal and state water quality requirements. The purpose of this report is to provide you with information on your drinking water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets safe drinking water standards. These standards limit the amounts of specific contaminants allowed in drinking water. This ensures that tap water is safe to drink for most people. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates the amount of certain contaminants in bottled water. Bottled water must provide the same public health protection as public tap water.
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
Carlton Monitoring Results
These reports contains our monitoring results from January 1 to December 31 each year.
We work with the Minnesota Department of Health to test drinking water for more than 100 contaminants. It is not unusual to detect contaminants in small amounts. No water supply is ever completely free of contaminants. Drinking water standards protect Minnesotans from substances that may be harmful to their health.
Some of the substances tested for include lead, copper, barium, xylenes, trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, chlorine, fluoride, sodium and sulfate. Carlton’s levels for both regulated and unregulated substances were all below the EPA’s goals for each item.
See full reports below.
2022 Consumer Confidence Report.pdf
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F.O.G. - Fats, Oils & Grease
Limit the use of garabage disposals.
Compost food scraps.
Use containers to throw away fats and grease.
NEW HABITS TO KEEP YOUR DRAINS FAT-FREE
Pour fats, oils and grease into a container and when solidified put the container in the trash. If you don’t have a container, place tin foil into a coffee cup or similar, add F.O.G., allow to cool and dispose.
Before washing, use a paper napkin or paper towel to wipe F.O.G. from dishes and dispose of it in the trash.
Put strainers in sink drains to catch food scraps and other solids and then empty in the trash.
Put food scraps in the trash, not through the garbage disposal.
Give your waste cooking oil a second chance to bring joy to this world by bringing it to WLSSD’s Household Hazardous Waste facility at 27th Avenue West and Courtland Avenue for free disposal.
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