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Public Utilities seeing items other than toilet paper flushed down sewer system in Gloucester County
Public utility crews in Gloucester County have had their work cut out for them. They said there's an increase in stoppages in the sewer lines. The department believes the pandemic may play a role.
Public Utilities Director Chris Dawson said crews are responding to a growing number of stoppages in the sewer lines because people are flushing things other than toilet paper down the toilet, and that's a problem.
Public utility crews in Gloucester County have had their work cut out for them. They said there's an increase in stoppages in the sewer lines. The department believes the pandemic may play a role.
Public Utilities Director Chris Dawson said crews are responding to a growing number of stoppages in the sewer lines because people are flushing things other than toilet paper down the toilet, and that's a problem.