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Summer 2014 w MRWA TODAY 57 What can you do with water and a thin margin for error? The Swanson Flo Water Loss & Pressure Management Mobile Training Facility provides education that will help you manage your infrastructure to improve performance and efficiency. Reducing Costs and lost revenue. Contact us today to learn more about our mobile training facility: lea day us nt Contact us today to lear t mo o ab m rn more about our mobile t ity ng r ity: raining facil The main function of a sanitary sewer system is to handle and process bodily wastes. So what items commonly flushed shouldn’t be? The list is long and is causing problems in sanitary sewer systems nationwide. These items should NEVER be flushed down the toilet: LFats, Oils, and Grease (known as FOG) Fats, oils, and grease are a by-product of cooking and the restaurant industry. FOG accumulates in the sewer pipes and hardens, causing sewer clogs. LRags, disposable wipes, and personal cleansing cloths Some of these products are marketed as flushable but they do not break down properly in the waste- water system and cause blockages and ruined equipment. LKleenex and tissues These are designed to stay together when wet (i.e. when you blow your nose) and do not dissolve as easily in the wastewater system. LUnused pharmaceuticals and medications (both prescription and non-prescription) Wastewater systems are not designed to remove the chemicals that make up these medications. The chemicals end up back in the water aquifers and waterways with unintended consequences of humans and animals consuming these chemicals. Fish and wildlife are being adversely affected by these chemicals that end up in the water. Dispose of your unused medications in the trash or at your local hazardous waste facility. LPaints, solvents, and any hazardous materials Household hazardous waste should be brought to a local hazardous waste collection site. LGarbage, plastic items (i.e. tampon applicators), ‘flushable’ kitty litter They do not break down properly in the waste- water system and cause blockages and ruined equipment. Toilet are not trash cans! The cost to maintain and repair the wastewater system means a higher sewer bill for customers. The damage can be extensive and can cause unintended environmental damage, as well as sewer backups. A hassle for you and a hassle for the waste- water operations specialists. For more information on Fats, Oils, and Grease and personal cleansing wipes that are clogging the wastewater systems, check out MRWA’s wastewater blog on our web site at: www.mrwa.com/wastewater.html.
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Summer 2014 w MRWA TODAY 57
What can you do with water
and a thin margin for error?
The Swanson Flo Water Loss & Pressure Management Mobile Training Facility provides education that will help you manage your infrastructure to improve performance and efficiency. Reducing Costs and lost revenue.
Contact us today to learn more about our mobile training facility:leadayusntContact us today to lear tmooabmrn more about our mobile t ityngr ity:raining facil
The main function of a sanitarysewer system is to handle andprocess bodily wastes.
So what items commonly flushed shouldn’t be?The list is long and is causing problems in sanitarysewer systems nationwide. These items shouldNEVER be flushed down the toilet:
LFats, Oils, and Grease (known as FOG)Fats, oils, and grease are a by-product of cookingand the restaurant industry. FOG accumulates inthe sewer pipes and hardens, causing sewer clogs.
LRags, disposable wipes, and personal cleansing cloths
Some of these products are marketed as flushablebut they do not break down properly in the waste-water system and cause blockages and ruinedequipment.
LKleenex and tissuesThese are designed to stay together when wet(i.e. when you blow your nose) and do notdissolve as easily in the wastewater system.
LUnused pharmaceuticals and medications (both prescription and non-prescription)
Wastewater systems are not designed to removethe chemicals that make up these medications. The chemicals end up back in the water aquifersand waterways with unintended consequences ofhumans and animals consuming these chemicals.Fish and wildlife are being adversely affected bythese chemicals that end up in the water. Disposeof your unused medications in the trash or at yourlocal hazardous waste facility.
LPaints, solvents, and any hazardous materials
Household hazardous waste should be brought to alocal hazardous waste collection site.
LGarbage, plastic items (i.e. tampon applicators), ‘flushable’ kitty litter
They do not break down properly in the waste-water system and cause blockages and ruinedequipment.
Toilet are not trash cans! The cost to maintain andrepair the wastewater system means a higher sewerbill for customers. The damage can be extensiveand can cause unintended environmental damage,
as well as sewer backups. A hasslefor you and a hassle for the waste-water operations specialists.
For more information on Fats,Oils, and Grease and personalcleansing wipes that are cloggingthe wastewater systems, check outMRWA’s wastewater blog on ourweb site at:www.mrwa.com/wastewater.html.
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