The Fight Against the Beast
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) are a part of our day to day lives. They are found in our foods, our cooking methods, our cleaners, our skin care products, and chemicals for our cars and yards. FOG may look like an innocent liquid as it flows easily down our drains, but when it cools it becomes a monstrous mass that can block pipes, clog pumps, and coats and damages collection equipment. When pipes become blocked and sewer equipment fails, sewage takes the path of least resistance backing up into homes and businesses or comes streaming out of manholes in the streets. FOG is the number one cause of sewer blockages both in your home and in the POTW. We are asking you to join us as Grease Gladiators to fight this beast. You can help us prevent costly damage to your homes, the sewer system, and the environment.
Monster Problems
As FOG solidifies in the pipes of your home or business, or in the City’s collection system, it restricts the flow of the wastewater and damages equipment and pipes. But the wastewater has to go somewhere, so it takes the path of least resistance and heads back into our homes or comes pouring out into the streets. Raw sewage backing up into your home or business is expensive to fix, not to mention unpleasant to clean up.
A backup in the collection lines means raw sewage in yards, parking lots, and storm water drains. These overflows can cause potential contact with disease causing organisms. Sewer overflows are harmful to human and animal health, as well as having the potential to cause irreparable damage to our environment. A FOG ridden collection system costs public services more to maintain and repair which could result in higher sewer bills for customers.
