Sewage Backing Up in Skaneateles
Skaneateles village is outside the county sewer district, so WEP is not the first call for a village backup.
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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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Why a Skaneateles backup does not start with the county

WEP lists the municipalities in the Consolidated Sanitary District as the City of Syracuse, the towns of Lysander, Camillus, Manlius, Cicero, Onondaga, Clay, Pompey, DeWitt, Salina, Geddes and Van Buren, and the villages of Camillus, East Syracuse, Fayetteville, Liverpool, Manlius and Solvay. The villages of North Syracuse, Baldwinsville, Marcellus and Skaneateles do not appear on the list.
Source: Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection, accessed 2026-09-24
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
First steps at a Skaneateles backup
Sewage is coming up through a Skaneateles drain. Stop using water in the house. The Village of Skaneateles is not on WEP's list of Consolidated Sanitary District members, and WEP sends calls from outside the district to the town or village, usually its DPW. A house not on public sewer should go straight to a licensed plumber.

Skaneateles: sewer or septic
If the house has a septic system there is no public side to check, and a licensed plumber is the first call. Wherever the drain goes, photograph how high the water came before cleanup.
Skaneateles backup and the water use stopped?
Send which drain and we connect you with a licensed, insured plumber.
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Skaneateles backup question
Does the county handle a Skaneateles village backup?
Not as a district member. WEP directs calls from outside its district to the town or village.
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