Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Antioch, CA

Blocked sewer lines can leak out sewage; a thick, dark water that forms. Sewage water is a serious health hazard and unsanitary; which contains contaminants like pathogens, viruses and bacteria. These dangerous contaminants may present risks of serious sickness if animals or humans are exposed to them. Quick repair is key if you experience sewage backup anywhere in your home or business . Quickly repairing this will prevent the dangerous waste water from lingering in occupied areas. To prevent a hazardous condition happening in your home or business, knowing what leads to the sewer backups could be beneficial. We’ve created a list of things to aid in preventing and dealing with home or business sewage backups:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Clogged Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become blocked. For example: if one toilet starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or many toilets and the main sewer may become caught up in the problem.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong long roots have the potential to grow through and around pipes, even crushing sewer lines. Tree roots can reach a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your sewer mainline or septic tank area to prevent damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Aging sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems can fail by slowly weakening and failing over time – leading to sewage backups, water filled homes, and basements full of sewage. Keep in mind the age of your home and surrounding area and search for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rain can overcome your main storm and sewer mains. If it turns out that your public sewers can’t handle large rainfall levels, the water can make its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and set your home or business in a possibly dangerous risk of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around rising waters in your region that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other similar weather, when water combines with sewage, contaminants and chemicals. When wading in these waters use extreme caution, and also when the water diminishes and starts drying. Organic waste that is dried out can then turn aerosolized and present a danger of inhaling in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

Our Antioch, CA process for sewage cleanup and sanitation

The PuroClean procedures for cleaning and restoring Category 3 water, which is sewer and tainted water backup cleaning and restoration as set forth by IICRC industry regulations, consisting of:

1. Ensuring safety for all employees and occupants by placing strict rules on site access to remediation personnel only in order to prevent health related occurrences.

2. Health and Safety checks and assessment of the workplace.

3. Be thorough that all restoration employees are equipped with the precise personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes but is not limited to:

• Nitrile and cut resistant gloves
• Rubber boots with steel toes and shank
• Full face respirator
• Full body suit protection

4. Engineering controls put in place and condemnatory barriers used (if needed) guarding against cross-contamination.

5. Completely getting rid of any potential safety risks if possible.

6. Disposal, removal of bulk sewage water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Remove and dispose of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not able to be restored, which could include but is not limited to:

• Gypsum board (drywall)
• Carpeting, rugs, pad, and/or subflooring
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Hardwood flooring
• Padded and upholstered items

8. Cleaning procedures implemented, as well as the use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Full physical cleaning of all structure items that remain

10. A third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to perform clearance testing, to ensure the building is returned to a pre-loss condition for health and safety.

11. All items and structure affected by the water to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry standards

12. All equipment used on the project to be cleaned after restoration completion

13. All demo materials removed from the building

Call PuroClean for your Professional Antioch, CA Sewage Cleanup Needs!

When a sewage drain line backup happens in your home or business, contact the PuroClean professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our specialists use state-of-the-art tools, methods and cleaning systems to fully remediate the damaged structures and contents.

The high goals of our sewage removal and cleaning services along with the timeliness in which we complete the work, and the absolute care we demonstrate throughout the process make us your complete damage restoration and remediation company. PuroClean pledges to do whatever it takes to rescue, clean and restore all properties that lie within our service regions.

*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.