What not to flush
Posted on Jan 22 2012 | Tagged as: Announcements
Recently the Association has had a problem with the pump station failing. The pump station acts as a sewer for the community. The main problem the pump is failing is due to items being flushed down the toilet and items put in the sink and garbage disposal that should not be. Due to these problems the Association has had to pay several thousand dollars in repairs.
Some of the items found in the pump station include:
· Disposable baby, personal and cleaning wipes (even the “flushable” ones)
· Dental floss
· Q-tips
· Syringes condoms, tampons, and wrappers
· Paper towels and tissues
· Leftover pharmaceuticals, pills, individual wrappers
· Grocery store produce stickers (used be individual grocery stores to code produce for the cashier)
· Fats, oils, and grease from pots, pans, and dishes
· Food wrappers
· Condiment packets
· Soiled clothing
Your toilet should only be used for the disposal of human waste and toilet paper. Garbage disposals should only be used to dispose of small amounts of food waste.
Never dump these and other items in the toilet – they clog pipelines and the treatment plant causing sewer spills and overflows.
Therefore, at this time we are asking you to be mindful of what is put in the garbage disposal and what is flushed down the toilet. If the pump station continues to fail, the sewerage can back up into your homes causing a horrible mess.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
