"Fiddler was doing laundry in her basement around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, when she noticed the sink wasn't draining. Her husband tried to use a plunger, but they saw the water that returned had raw sewage in it. They then noticed water spilling out from the sealed water main drain in their basement's electrical room, she says. It was coming out quickly and it was like it's going to start flooding, she said."
"The couple used towels to mop the water, then called an emergency plumbing service. The plumber removed the water main seal and found a massive tree root blocking the water main and causing the damage, she says. According to Fiddler, the plumber told them that the tree responsible, about nine metres from their house, was the City of Oshawa's responsibility."
A homeowner in Oshawa experienced a sewage backup on Jan. 3 when raw sewage returned into the basement sink and a sealed water main drain began spilling. An emergency plumber removed the water main seal and found a massive tree root blocking the water main; the plumber identified the tree, about nine metres from the house, as city property. The homeowner paid roughly $1,600 for plumbing and the city later sealed the watermain within two weeks. Durham Region's bylaw states sewer unblocking will not be reimbursed if the resident hires or performs the cleaning without the region's prior authorization. The region declined reimbursement after a July follow-up, and the homeowner called the policy inflexible.
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