Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Aurora, CO

When a sewer line is obstructed, the sewage that is thick and dark can be dangerous to your health. This sewer waste is extremely unclean, containing contaminants such as bacteria, viruses and pathogens. All of these contaminants can pose a serious health danger and cause many illnesses if humans or animals are exposed. If it happens that you experience sewage backup on the premises of your home or business, or a toilet backup in either location, repairing either one is of the highest importance. Having this dirty sewer waste in your home is dangerous and should be removed as soon as possible. Furthermore, to know what is causing the sewer backups may aid in stopping this potentially hazardous situation. To help you in managing sewage backups in your home or business, here’s a list of things that may help:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Blocked Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become clogged. As an example: if one toilet starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or multiple toilets and the main line may become caught up in the problem.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees with large strong imposing roots have the potential to grow into and around pipes, even crushing sewer pipes. Tree roots have the capability to extend out to a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your drain lines or septic tank area to protect them from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Older sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems will fail by slowly weakening and crumbling over time – resulting in sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewage. Keep in mind the age of your home and neighborhood and keep an eye out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Heavy amounts of rain can overcome your main storm and sewer mains. If it turns out that your public system can’t handle large rainfall amounts, the flooding can backflow its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and set your home or business in a potentially dangerous possibility of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around rising waters in your area that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other related weather, when water blends with sewage, contaminants and chemicals. When wading in these waters use extreme caution, and also when the water goes down 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 protect against these dangerous risks.

PuroClean’s sewage cleaning and sanitation process in Aurora, CO

The PuroClean procedures for cleaning and restoring Category 3 water, which is sewer and contaminated water backup cleaning and restoration identified by IICRC industry regulations, consisting of:

1. Ensure the safety of all personnel and occupants by regulating onsite access to restoration personnel only to prevent health-related concerns

2. Assessment of the jobsite and Health and Safety surveys.

3. Ensure all restoration personnel are outfitted with the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This can include but is not limited to:

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

4. Put engineering controls in place, as well as critical barriers if needed to stop any cross-contamination from occurring.

5. Eliminating any and all potential safety risks if possible.

6. Clearing the work area of all bulk water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Removal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials which are not restorable, which can be but are not limited to:

• Carpet, rugs, pad, or underlayment
• Padded and upholstered items
• Gypsum board
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Hardwood flooring

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 clearance inspection by a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to assure the building is returned to a pre-affected condition for health and safety.

11. All materials affected by the flooding to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry conditions

12. Post remediation cleaning of all equipment utilized

13. Elimination and disposal of all demo materials removed from the jobsite

For Professional Sewage Cleanup in Aurora, CO, Call PuroClean!

What happens if a sewer main backup occurs in your home or business? The correct answer is: Call PuroClean! Simply because PuroClean technicians are your absolute professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. With state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning tools, we efficiently restore, fix and completely clean the affected areas in your home or business.

The sheer quality of our sewage removal and cleaning services, along with the speed that we deliver the work, as well as our kindness demonstrated throughout the process helps make PuroClean your perfect damage remediation and restoration company. We strive to do everything possible and within our power to restore and rescue properties in all the neighborhoods that make up our service areas.

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