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Water, plumbing, or sewage problems

Understand the finding without losing the official context.

Moderately serious

What it means

The business had issues with hot or cold running water, plumbing, drains, backflow prevention, or sewage disposal. Some of these, like no hot water, can force a temporary closure until fixed.

How serious is it?

Each department labels its own findings. The severity shown on a restaurant’s record comes from the official inspection, and a past finding may have been corrected. Look for follow-up inspections.

Other types of findings

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