Collection Systems - Welcome

About Us
The Collection Systems Department's primary mission is to provide a business-like approach to the operation and management for the City of Canton's 500 miles of underground sewers.

What does this mean?
Our department is a service department dedicated to the functionality of our city's sewers, which in turns lends itself to the overall general health and well being of our citizens and to the industries to which we serve.

The Collection System's personnel are trained in the efficient use of high velocity sewer cleaners, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) equipment, and other large pieces of construction equipment to tackle most any type of cleaning or digging job to keep our sewers running efficiently and properly.

The City of Canton has a long history, dating back to the late 1800's, of engineers designing and installing sewer systems that range from 6 to 72 inches in diameter. These sewers in turn collect and transport wastewater to the City's Water Reclamation Facility, located at 3530 Central Avenue S.E. This is where our entire residential, commercial and industrial wastewater is properly treated and disposed of prior to discharging into the Nimishillen Creek.

In addition to sewers, the Department is responsible for five sanitary lift stations throughout the city. These facilities, all of which have been updated and modernized over the last ten years, provide pumping assistance to our sewer lines that otherwise would drain by gravity. In addition, all of our lift stations are provided with a wireless network called a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System which provides real-time data to the department's computer systems.

Under Ohio Revised Code Section Chapter 729, the department funding is collected solely through residents' monthly sewer rates.

Collections News

Drainage improvements help neighborhood streets
By James DiMarzio, Superintendent
Posted: Dec 25, 2009

The repair of buried sewer, water, and drainage lines is an important part of maintaining trouble-free service to Canton residents.  To accomplish these repairs, city streets must be blocked off and torn up for one reason or another – much to the dismay of those residents and businesses nearby.  These repairs are likely to continue through the beginning months of 2010.

It should be noted that – if not for these short-term disruptions – city residents and business owners could expect to experience a number of unpleasant disruptions either inside or …

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