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Cicero, NY

Sewage Coming Up in Cicero

In Cicero a backup starts with the county: stop using water and have WEP look at the public side.

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1st business dayafter an emergency is when Onondaga County wants the plumbing permit filed
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Tell us what the water is doing, whether it has stopped and whose home it is. A person reads every request and matches it to a licensed, insured plumber for the part that cannot wait. We cannot promise how soon a request sent at night is read, so close the main shutoff first.

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Five quick questions about what the water is doing and whether it has stopped, then your details. It takes about a minute, and the answers go to a person who reads them.

Question 1What is happening right now?
Question 2Has the water stopped?

If water under pressure is still running, closing the main shutoff inside the house, where the supply pipe comes through the wall, stops it. Leave the valve at the street alone: only the water utility's own staff may operate it.

Question 3Is anything near electricity or gas?

If you smell gas, leave the house first, then phone the gas utility or 911 from outside. Do not touch water that is near outlets or the electrical panel.

Question 4Whose home is it?

In a rental the landlord is usually responsible for the plumbing and for keeping hot water running, so it helps to know who needs to hear about this.

Question 5Are you thinking of making an insurance claim?

New York's insurance regulator advises keeping receipts for temporary fixes and holding off permanent repairs until the insurer has had the chance to inspect. Knowing this now shapes what gets done tonight and what waits.

The emergency, the house, and how to reach you

Who should we ask for?

How can we reach you?

We call to confirm the details before anyone is sent out.

Where is the property?

The contractor match is by property, not by person, so the street line matters.

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Local Detail

The county sewer route for a Cicero backup

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Onondaga County WEP asks residents with sewage backing up to call 315-435-3157, which it answers at any time, every day, for properties connected to the public sewer inside the Consolidated Sanitary District. For City of Syracuse properties it directs the call to the City Department of Public Works on 315-448-CITY, 315-448-2489, and outside the district to the town or village, usually its DPW. Properties not on public sewer are told to contact a licensed plumber or service expert.

Source: Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection, accessed 2026-09-24

The Water exclusion in the ISO HO 00 03 05 11 form removes coverage for water which backs up through sewers or drains, or which overflows or is otherwise discharged from a sump, sump pump or related equipment, and for flood and surface water. The 2011 wording adds that the exclusion applies regardless of whether the water is caused by an act of nature or is otherwise caused. For the plumbing and freezing provisions the form also states that a plumbing system does not include a sump, sump pump or related equipment.

Source: Insurance Services Office, via Maine Bureau of Insurance, accessed 2026-09-24

Local Context

First steps at a Cicero backup

Dirty water is rising at a Cicero floor drain or toilet. Stop using water throughout the house. The Town of Cicero is in the county's Consolidated Sanitary District, so WEP takes backup calls at any hour on 315-435-3157 and checks the public side first.

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Deciding

After the WEP check in Cicero

If the public side is clear, a licensed plumber finds and clears the blockage in the house drain. Before cleanup, photograph how high the water reached; the standard homeowners form excludes backup through sewers or drains unless an endorsement was added.

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Next Step

Cicero public sewer ruled out?

Send which drain and we connect you with a licensed, insured plumber.

Questions

Cicero backup question

Is a single overflowing toilet an emergency?

Usually not, if it clears with a plunger. Close the valve behind it and watch. Rising water at a floor drain is different.

Next Step

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