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Bullhead City wastewater staff warns that wipes and foreign debris are clogging pumps
Summary
Bullhead City wastewater staff displayed debris from a drying bed and urged residents not to flush wipes or other non‑sewer items, saying the material plugs pumps and drives avoidable labor and replacement costs; staff cited pump replacement costs of about $40,000 each and estimated significant avoidable taxpayer expense.
John Trequato of Bullhead City’s wastewater division used the public‑service segment to urge residents to limit sewer disposals to human waste, toilet paper and gray water and to stop flushing wipes and similar items.
Trequato showed material removed from city drying beds and listed common clogging items — disposable wipes, baby wipes, paper towels, plastic bags, razor blades, pencils and tampon applicators — that he said should go in the…
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