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Do you use wet wipes that claim they are flushable? These wipes are actually not<\/em> flushable and can cause harm to plumbing and wastewater systems because they do not disintegrate after flushing. Instead, they wrap around other flushed wipes and debris, damage pumps at the wastewater plant, and have to be removed from wastewater screens and lift stations.<\/p>\nWipes also create clogs in main wastewater lines and customer lines that have to be manually removed because fats, oil and grease deposit on them.<\/p>\n
Toilet paper disintegrates almost immediately, but the strong-fiber wipes cause havoc in city wastewater lines and at wastewater plants.<\/p>\n
When using flushable wipes, please throw them into the trash, and do not flush them down the toilet. This keeps the wastewater lines clear and helps avoid costly clog removal at your home and the wastewater plant.<\/p>\n
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\nIf we find a sewer blockage at your property caused by flushing wet wipes, paper towels, diapers or other such items, we will bill you for our time and trouble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We have posted this before but we still have people flushing these wipes (and other stuff that has no business being flushed) which results in the sewer line being blocked. We come out to unblock the line and pull up all kinds of products.\u00a0 Below is a post from the City of GP’s website. These..<\/p>\n
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