Pinetop-Lakeside Sanitary District is flooded and backed up, and officials say this is the worst flooding that we have seen in recent history. Employees are working as hard as they can with pump stations and the plant but are unable to get in or out of the facility and operations are at a standstill. As a results, manhole covers are popping up all over and some homes are reporting sewage backing up into the house along with water damage.

PLEASE limit water use as much as you can (Flushing, Showers, Laundry, Dishwashers) to ease the strain on the system and help prevent more backups. Stay out of flood water, which may be contaminated with sewage and can hide open manholes Keep kids and pets away, and check on your neighbors