City of Cibolo TX : Public Service Announcement from Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority

You may have read in the news that 'flushable' wipes put into the sewer system cause many problems. Instead of dissolving like toilet paper, these wipes clump together with grease, forming long mop-like clumps that clog sewer pipes and damage equipment. This leads to more costly maintenance to clear the lines and which cost is ultimately passed along to the consumer. Only three things are truly flushable: human waste, toilet paper and water.

Another problem that affects the sewer system comes from fats, oils and grease. This includes food scraps, cooking oil, shortening, lard, butter, gravy, mayonnaise and sour cream. These items when poured down the kitchen drains, accumulates inside sewer pipes. As this builds up, it restricts the flow in the pipe and can cause untreated wastewater to back up into homes and businesses. Manholes can overflow into parks, yards, streets, and storm drains. This leads to contamination of local waters, including drinking water. Communities spend billions of dollars every year unplugging or replacing grease blocked pipes, repairing pump stations and cleaning up costly wastewater spills. Keeping these types of greases out of the sewer system helps everyone in the community.

More information may be found at: www.ccmatx.org