This increases the likelihood of a blockage in the sewer pipes which can cause costly damage to pumps or lead to sewer overflows – which have the potential to impact on the environment. They stay pretty much intact as they travel through the sewer pipes and can get caught on other debris. Unlike toilet paper, wipes do not disintegrate in water. Recently several pipe blockages have occurred at Wingham, Tallwoods and Tuncurry, with wipes being the major problem. But recently, we’ve been deploying staff every second day to some pump locations to remove blockages due to people flushing wipes, sanitary items and sometimes nappies down the toilet.” “Normal maintenance includes our staff checking sewer pumps about once a fortnight – there’s normally just a hose-off of domestic fat residue required. Apart from being a disgusting job, it’s expensive and time consuming. A blockage can effectively shut down the movement of sewage through the system and is a serious problem.”Ĭouncil staff have to hoist the pump out of the ground from depths of up to 10 metres, and then remove the ‘choke’ manually. “This image shows a blockage of one of our sewer pumps, because of wipes being flushed down the toilet. “Despite these wipes being advertised as ‘flushable’, there are no wipes that are suitable for flushing down the toilet,” said Council’s Director of Infrastructure and Engineering Services, Mr Rob Scott. It’s a confronting photo – but this is the result of using so-called ‘flushable’ wipes as part of your toilet routine. MidCoast Council is urging residents to stop flushing so-called ‘flushable’ wipes down the toilet as blockages seriously affect the sewage system.
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