15 Ton 'Fatberg' Removed From London Sewer
- 11 years ago
A massive accumulation of food fat, sanitary items and wet wipes has been cleared out of the sewage pipes in Kingston upon Thames, southwest of London.
In large urban areas that are the hub of all sorts of activities, there's a lot happening underground as well.
A massive accumulation of food fat, sanitary items and wet wipes has been cleared out of the sewage pipes in Kingston upon Thames, southwest of London.
Binding together to create what is called a fatberg, the mass weighed 15 tons and was the size of a double decker bus before it was blasted from the sewerage system, a process that took 10 nights.
It had been clogging the sewage pipes, which had been reduced to only 5 percent flow of standard capacity.
If workers hadn’t cleared out the obstruction, raw sewage would’ve started leaking out into the streets through manholes.
This is reportedly the largest fatberg that has ever been discovered in Britain.
Gordon Hailwood, Waste Contracts supervisor for Thames Water said: “we've never seen a single, congealed lump of lard this big clogging our sewers before. It was so big it damaged the sewer and repairs will take up to six weeks.”
Water companies are urging people to throw away food fat, sanitary items and wet wipes that don’t break down in the sewer.
In large urban areas that are the hub of all sorts of activities, there's a lot happening underground as well.
A massive accumulation of food fat, sanitary items and wet wipes has been cleared out of the sewage pipes in Kingston upon Thames, southwest of London.
Binding together to create what is called a fatberg, the mass weighed 15 tons and was the size of a double decker bus before it was blasted from the sewerage system, a process that took 10 nights.
It had been clogging the sewage pipes, which had been reduced to only 5 percent flow of standard capacity.
If workers hadn’t cleared out the obstruction, raw sewage would’ve started leaking out into the streets through manholes.
This is reportedly the largest fatberg that has ever been discovered in Britain.
Gordon Hailwood, Waste Contracts supervisor for Thames Water said: “we've never seen a single, congealed lump of lard this big clogging our sewers before. It was so big it damaged the sewer and repairs will take up to six weeks.”
Water companies are urging people to throw away food fat, sanitary items and wet wipes that don’t break down in the sewer.