Please be careful what you flush and put down the sink
Dear Sir,
IRISH Water and Louth County Council confirm that work was carried out to remove a blockage in the sewer network at the entrance to Calvary Cemetery in Meadowview, Drogheda. A jetting crew attended the site on Friday, 24 November to remove the blockage and clean up the area.
Irish Water wishes to advise customers that blockages can be caused by people flushing sanitary items such as baby wipes, face wipes, nappies and cotton bud sticks down the toilet instead of putting them in the bin or by pouring fats, oils and grease down the sink. These items should never be flushed down the toilet or poured down the sink as they cause blockages in the network which result in odours from the sewers and sewer overflows. The blockage in Meadowview has now been removed and the sewer is operating correctly again.
We wish to remind people to follow our guidelines in the Think Before You Flush and Think Before You Pour campaigns which Irish Water supports and not to flush items such as nappies, face wipes, baby wipes, cleaning wipes and sanitary products down the toilet or to pour fats, oils and grease down the sink. For information on these campaigns, please see www.thinkbeforeyouflush.org and http://thinkbeforeyouflush. org/think-before-you-pour/