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Diapers, towels don’t go with the sewer flow, Placer County warns

Posted by: Maven on November 25, 2009 at 5:48 am

From the Auburn Journal:

“Diapers, wet wipes, towels and disposable dusts cloths are some of the enemies Placer County is putting on its “most unwanted” list when it comes to wastewater flows.

Whether mislabeled “flushable” or not, the county’s utilities division is targeting them in a new campaign to keep them out of sewer systems.

The county launched an education campaign in the summer to urge residents in the Dry Creek area of Western Placer County to stop flushing trash down the toilet. A total of 1,200 postcards were sent out and the impact was instant. Utility crews have been called to the Dry Creek lift station once since July for garbage-related problems and debris taken out is down 50 percent. … “

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November 25, 2009 · Filed Under Water Agency News

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