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Simply not flushable': Thousands of pounds of wipes clog sewer system
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:27 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:27 am
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Unbelievable images out of South Carolina show how wipes can wreak havoc on a sewer system. WCSC reports baby wipes clogged a series of large pumps last week at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Charleston.
And you think your job is tough......
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"...we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage to search in complete darkness with their hands to find and identify the obstruction. As we expected, they came up with these large masses of wipes in their first two loads, with more to come," Charleston Water tweeted.
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One official told the Charleston Post and Courier that other items like tampons, string, hair and makeup pads contributed to the fatberg of baby wipes, oil, fat and grease, but wipes are a huge portion of the problem.
Full Story Here
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Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:29 am to LSUWoodworker
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we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage
wonder what this job pays?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:30 am to MorbidTheClown
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wonder what this job pays?
Not enough!
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:30 am to LSUWoodworker
Thats a nightmare
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:30 am to LSUWoodworker
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One official told the Charleston Post and Courier that other items like tampons, string, hair and makeup pads contributed to the fatberg of baby wipes, oil, fat and grease, butt wipes are a huge portion of the problem.
Missed opportunity.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:30 am to MorbidTheClown
A shite ton
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:30 am to LSUWoodworker
I believe I saw a similar story on here a couple of months back with a picture 10x more disgusting.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:31 am to MorbidTheClown
Doo doo diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:31 am to MorbidTheClown
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wonder what this job pays?
About 1mm too little
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:31 am to MorbidTheClown
had to be a lot, to dive down in pitch black sewage water 90 ft down......frick that.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:33 am to LSUWoodworker
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Thousands of pounds of wipes clog sewer system
No idea how they haven't restricted the rules on marketing something as "flushable"
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:34 am to LSUWoodworker
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:35 am to Wally Sparks
I bet the diver is a huge hit on have your parent describe their job at school day
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:35 am to LSUWoodworker
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we sent divers 80-90 feet deep into the wet well/raw sewage
Nope. They'd be short a diver that day. No fricking way.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:48 am to LSUWoodworker
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This post was edited on 4/25/19 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:50 am to IAmNERD
i would have wanted to give the boss a big hug right after climbing back out of that mess.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:52 am to WallsAllAroundMe
Are we talking hand/baby wipes, or the booty wipes? Bc I use a ton of those
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:53 am to LSUWoodworker
Sounds like a job for Mike Rowe's next episode.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:53 am to LSUWoodworker
quote:No shite??
Thousands of pounds of wipes clog sewer system
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:53 am to LSUWoodworker
Found the old thread...they're called "fatbergs" and are a problem all over the world apparently
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