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Mill Hall officials say school grease, toilet paper pose risk to borough sewer system
Summary
Mill Hall Borough representatives told the Keystone Central School District facilities committee they found years of grease and toilet paper in school sewer lines and asked the district to clean grease traps, jet lines and consider longer-term fixes; the borough said it may bill the district and pursue fines if the problem continues.
Mill Hall Borough officials told the Keystone Central School District facilities committee on May 27 that grease, toilet paper and other debris from the district’s Mill Hall schools are accumulating in borough sewer lines and could soon cause backups in the borough system.
The borough’s representative, Derek Perry, who identified himself as a member of Mill Hall Borough Council, said borough staff inspected grease traps and a manhole outside Central Mountain Middle School and found a “huge amount” of white toilet paper and other material mixed with grease. He said the borough has already been cleaning lines near the schools and may begin billing the district for that work if the problem is not resolved.
The borough’s public works foreman, listed in the transcript as Bridal *****, said the elementary-school grease trap showed excess water…
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