Prepare for Disaster

• What you need to know if your sewer or water service becomes disrupted
• Keep a Sanitation Kit with your emergency supplies

Prevent Backups & Backflows This Rainy Season

• What are backups and backflows?
• Watch Video
• Backflow Prevention Devices
• Learn about your sewer connection
• Is your home at risk?
• Backflow emergency instructions
• Sewer Smart tips for preventing backflows
• Contractor and nursery partners
• Contact Us

Sewer backups & backflows, and the damage they inflict, represent a major cause of inconvenience and loss for homeowners and communities around the San Francisco Bay. The Association of Bay Area Governments' (ABAG) Pooled Liability Assurance Network (PLAN) initiated the Be Sewer Smart program and with Bay area cities, sanitary districts and other partners works to educate the public on how backflows can be prevented.