Wet wipes causing COVID-19 chaos in pipes
Wet wipes are causing a real headache for Council at the moment with an increase in people putting them down the toilet instead of in the rubbish during the COVID-19 lockdown.
This is causing an increase in blockages in the wastewater pipes. Repairing these blockages is putting staff at higher risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.
We realise that wipes are a convenient and hygienic option during the Alert Level 4 situation, but please don’t flush them down the toilet. Place them in a bag and put them out for rubbish pick-up to the landfill.
Council staff are on extra duty at our wastewater stations checking more often to try reduce major blockages before they occur and result in sewer overflows.
Even though our staff are wearing protective equipment, their personal risk is increased with every additional call out.
