Call them SEAL Team No. 2.A team of specially trained divers in South Carolina had to plunge down 90 feet through raw sewage — in pitch darkness — to unclog a giant blockage that officials say was created by so-called flushable” toilet wipes. As the New York Post famous,the gallant divers were sent by the Charleston Water System deep into the pipes at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment middle.
The department gave updates to the public through its Twitter page, noting that the removal operation turned up a host of things that should never be flushed down a toilet — including a baseball and a large piece of metal. Officials said the majority of the blockage came from wipes that are advertised as flushable.“As we expected, or they came up with these large masses of wipes in their first two loads,with more to reach,” Charleston Water tweeted. They also found a baseball and a big piece of metal. Don’t flush stuff like this.”Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com