Sewage Cleanup in Camillus: Nine Mile Creek Flood Water
Nine Mile Creek water that backs up into Camillus homes brings the street with it.
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Nine Mile Creek and the Camillus sewer district
The county hazard plan records that Nine Mile Creek has flooded the Village of Camillus several times, and that hundreds of dead trees lying upstream are carried down and caught in the Main Street bridge, exposing 150 residences. The state's Resilient NY study names upstream of that bridge as one of two high risk areas in the watershed.
Source: Onondaga County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan; NYSDEC Resilient NY, accessed 2026-09-02
ACS 2020 to 2024 estimates put 375 of the Village of Camillus's 728 occupied units, 51.5 percent, as renter occupied, the highest share of any village in this metro, while the surrounding Town of Camillus is 20.6 percent renter occupied with a median year built of 1966.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 five year estimates, accessed 2026-09-24
The CDC's guidelines for cleaning safely after a disaster say to wear rubber boots, rubber gloves and goggles if sewage is involved, to keep children and pets away from the affected area until cleanup is complete, to remove and discard drywall and insulation contaminated with sewage or floodwater, and to wash with soap and water afterward, cleaning and applying antibiotic ointment to any cut or sore that was exposed.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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
What the creek carries into a Camillus basement
The county plan records that Nine Mile Creek has flooded the Village of Camillus several times, with debris trapped at the Main Street bridge pushing water toward about 150 residences. Creek water that reaches a basement is treated as grossly contaminated, so the cleanup is removal of porous materials it soaked, cleaning and disinfection of what can stay, and drying after that. The CDC advises keeping children and pets away until it is complete, and boots, gloves and goggles for anyone who goes in.
Tenants, owners and the sewer line
Half the village rents, 51.5 percent, so after a creek flood the owner arranges the building's cleanup and each tenant records their own belongings. The village is inside the county's Consolidated Sanitary District: if water came up a drain as well, its line, 315-435-3157, is answered at any time and checks the public side. Contaminated belongings that cannot be cleaned are photographed and listed before they go.
Rule out the public sewer first
Stop running water and call whoever runs your sewer before a private cleanup is booked. Their side costs you nothing to check.
Ask what comes out and what is cleaned
Porous materials soaked by sewage generally come out; hard surfaces and framing are cleaned and disinfected. The list should be written down before work starts.
Photograph where it came up
The drain, the toilet or the wall it came through, and the height it reached. Backup water and flood water are read under different parts of a policy.
Sewage or flood water in a Camillus basement?
Stop running water, keep people out and photograph where it came up. Then send the details.
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Camillus questions about creek water cleanup
Do I need protective gear to clean up after Nine Mile Creek in Camillus?
Yes. The CDC advises rubber boots, rubber gloves and goggles where contaminated water is involved, children and pets kept away, and washing with soap and water afterward. Clean any cut that was exposed. Never mix bleach with ammonia.
What should I wear if I have to go in?
The CDC says rubber boots, rubber gloves and goggles, with children and pets kept away until cleanup is done, and washing with soap and water afterward. Never mix bleach with ammonia or any other cleaner.
Tell us where the water came up in Camillus
Floor drain, toilet, tub or through a wall from outside. It decides what the cleanup is.