So-called flushable wipes are causing serious issues for a wastewater treatment plant out of Muskegon County, Michigan, and residents are complaining about the smell of sewage.
In one of the plant’s settling tanks, the wipes are clogging up motors and causing issues for the aerators. Plant Director David Johnson says only six of 14 are working, and it’s not enough.
And since the oxygen is low, solids are rising to the surface and creating a mat. “This is the first time we’ve had this sludge rising to the surface,” Johnson told Detroit Free Press.
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