香蕉视频直播

Skip to content

Don香蕉视频直播檛 flush disinfecting wipes down the toilet: City of Kelowna

Flushed disinficting wipes 香蕉视频直播榳reak havoc香蕉视频直播 on residential pipes
20990366_web1_200310-LAT-Seniors-COVID-19
The City of Kelowna is asking residents to properly dispose of wipes 香蕉视频直播 even those marketed as 香蕉视频直播榝lushable香蕉视频直播. (File)

The City of Kelowna is urging its residents to properly dispose of disinfecting wipes in the garbage 香蕉视频直播 not the toilet.

The products have seen increased usage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted worry from the city about the increased flushing of the wipes 香蕉视频直播 which 香蕉视频直播渨reak havoc香蕉视频直播 on residential pipes, according to Ed Hoppe, the city香蕉视频直播檚 water quality and customer care supervisor.

香蕉视频直播淲e share residents香蕉视频直播 concerns about the current situation and recognize that everyone is taking extra precautions to ensure that hands and surfaces are clean and disinfected,香蕉视频直播 he said.

Hoppe said while cleanliness is important, it香蕉视频直播檚 also necessary to remember any type of disposable wipe, including baby wipes and wipes that are labelled as flushable, must go into the garbage and not be flushed into the sewer system.

Such items contribute to troublesome clogs because they do not break down the same way that toilet paper does. A clog can cause a residential system back-up resulting in localized flooding and property damage.

More significant clogs at the wastewater treatment facility can damage infrastructure resulting in costly repairs and potential interruptions in essential service.

READ MORE: Canada Post not stopping amid COVID-19, but changes made to package delivery

READ MORE: Kelowna International Airport expects traffic volume to drop by 50 per cent



michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com

Like us on and follow us on .





(or

香蕉视频直播

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }