{"id":1616,"date":"2016-01-14T19:40:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T01:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2016-01-14T19:40:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T01:40:39","slug":"toilets-are-not-a-trash-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpmcha.org\/?p=1616","title":{"rendered":"Toilets are not a trash can!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest GP Pipeline has a mention of the problem of people putting grease down the drains and the approximate costs involved to fix it. We still have people who flush all kinds of items never meant to be flushed down the toilet, things like diapers, feminine hygiene products, wipes and wads of paper goods.<\/p>\n

We have a sewer blockage almost every month caused by these items and, of course, globs of kitchen grease. When we have to call out a high-pressure Jet truck to clear a section of our main sewer lines, it costs the HOA about $800 every time.\u00a0 We also have to expend labor costs to clear out blockages caused by our residents themselves, as well as wear and tear on our powered snake.<\/p>\n

Residents need to stop dumping grease down the drain and stop flushing things down the toilets that do not belong in the sewers.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t Clog the Main, Keep Grease from the Drain<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Cooking oil and grease can clog drains when poured down \"\" the kitchen sink.<\/div>\n
Grease blockages are the single greatest cause of sewer overflows in Grand Prairie, which is a health hazard, threat to the environment and an expensive mess to clean.<\/div>\n
When the pipe is blocked, raw sewage comes up through clean outs or city manholes, contaminating the soil and waterways. Around 60 percent of your water bill is used to clear clogged pipes. Learn how to help<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest GP Pipeline has a mention of the problem of people putting grease down the drains and the approximate costs involved to fix it. We still have people who flush all kinds of items never meant to be flushed down the toilet, things like diapers, feminine hygiene products, wipes and wads of paper goods…<\/p>\n

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