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Colwich residents asked to stop flushing wipes
Dec 1, 2023
https://www.kwch.com/2023/11/29/colwich-residents-asked-stop-flushing-wipes/
COLWICH, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Colwich is asking residents not to flush wipes. The city said it had a sewer backup due to it being clogged with wipes.
“Please don’t flush anything other than toilet paper,” said the city.
A graphic on the city’s Facebook page shows a photo of a sewer pipe blocked by wipes along with a list of others that shouldn’t be flushed, including diapers, cigarette butts, paper towels, feminine products and more.
The graphic also shows how toilet paper almost dissolves in water over a year while wipes do not.