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Cardiff – Sewer Abuse Case Study
Date:
30 July 2015
Location:
IFF, CF5 5DB
AD WEST, CARD
COWBRIDGE RO
Reported by:
Jason Williams
Material found in
sewer:
Metal bar
Description:
clear blockage
from ST12756551
Jetted upstream
piece of
e
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then dragged lin
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wash in line,
m found concrete
to cut out
surveyed upstrea
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warthog and ed
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wi
m
ea
str
up
jetted
photo survey
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sti
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m
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nc
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rod in line
found bent metal
upstream again
amber at
d this back to ch
jetted and dragge
dlining and
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ed rod update
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Cowbridge – Sewer Abuse Case Study
Date:
15
20 September 20
Location:
ridge, CF71 7AH
High Street, Cowb
Reported by:
Luke Bentley
Material found in
sewer:
Fat, oil & grease
Description:
which was
le SS99742703,
Inspected manho
manhole
ked downstream
full of FOG. Chec
up on
t
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SS99743601, wh
approximately
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SS99743601 an
- 50m.
solid FOG from 5m
50m. Line full of
og and full
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blockage wi
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wever, the line bl
tank of water, ho
fat. Traced
to the amount of
downstream due
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resu
d cleared. Have
me 150m away an
on Church Rd, so
in total to restore
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jetted with warth
ut down and
said he had to sh
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m
sto
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flo
full
and no use of
kings due to smell
lost £3000 in ta
ers.
toilets for custom
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Below left:
Chamber blocked with fat, oil and grease
Below right:
Chamber during difficult blockage clearance
showing sludge of FOG compounds
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Llandudno Pumping Station – Sewer Abuse Case Study
Date:
16 July 2015
Location:
tion Tesco SPS
Llandudno Junc
Reported by:
Laura Lloyd
Material found
in sewer:
FOG
Description:
ivate Llandudno
ted the former pr
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Jct Tesco SPS, th
e KFC station.
th
m
fro
takes flows
SPS at KFC and
full of FOGS
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a man entry into
WS tankers and
and it took 2 GE
t of solid FOGS.
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the wet well to di
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GE
ca said it was
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well and both GE
e pumps were
had ever seen. Th
the worst well they
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we
d as a result
an
up
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gg
fo
also
the impellers.
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