Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Brea, CA

Obstructed sewer lines can leak out sewage; a thick, dark liquid that forms. Sewage water is a serious health hazard and unsanitary; which contains contaminants like pathogens, viruses and bacteria. These harmful contaminants may present risks of serious sickness if animals or humans are exposed to them. Timely repair is key if you experience sewage backup anywhere in your home or business . Quickly taking care of this will prevent the hazardous waste water from lingering in occupied areas. To prevent a hazardous condition happening in your home or business, knowing what leads to the sewer incidents could be extremely helpful. We’ve put together a list of items to aid in preventing and handling home or business sewage blockages:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Heavy Rainfall – Excess rains can overwhelm your town or city’s storm sewer system. If this happens, the waste can back up into the attached sewer lines placing your home or business in possible danger of water backflow. Rising rivers and streams, hurricanes and other related events can force flood and sewage waters to blend and present genuine health related problems. You should be highly cautious when wading in this sort of water, and even stay watchful after the water recedes and dries up. It’s probable for the organic matter to turn aerosolized and respirable, meaning there’s a chance you could inhale it into your lungs. To protect from contact or risk of inhaling these contaminants, proper PPE should be used at all times.
• Roots from Trees – Trees can have long roots that grow into water or sewer pipes and crush or impair them. Damage to pipes and a sewage backup can also be caused by tree roots that aren’t even on your property. Be very aware of any tree roots that can reach your water and sewer pipes that lead to the central sewer line or septic system.
• Old/Aging Sewer Pipes – Older and aging sewage structures are susceptible to crumbling and cracking, causing sewer backups, sewer filled basements along with entire home flooding. The older your neighborhood or dwelling may raise the chance of this type of damage occurring.
• Clogged and Blocked Drain Pipes – If your home or business’s main sewer pipes or drain pipes become fouled, sewage may back up inside the building. A fine example is: if a single toilet causes a sewage blockage, the drains connected to that toilet, or the main drain pipes of more toilets, will also become backed up.

• Old and/or Damaged Lines – Older sewage systems have a tendency to suffer damage and crumble, leading to sewage backups and flooded dwellings full of sewage. If your home or neighborhood is older, the chance is greater that you’ll experience damaged sewer lines than newer ones.
• Heavy Rain – Heavy and rapid downpours can overpower your local storm sewer lines promptly. If these public sewer mains can’t deal with excess rainfall, water can backup and progress into connected sewer lines. This can put your home or business at risk of backflow problems. Regional flood waters from events like surging rivers and creeks, hurricanes, or any rainy weather events can cause clean water to blend with sewage water and other chemicals and harmful toxins that cause serious health difficulties. Use extreme caution when moving on foot in this type of waste, but also remain cautious once it dries. The dried organic material can turn aerosolized and turn respirable. The right PPE needs to be worn at all times to prevent contact and risk inhaling tainted air.
• Blocked/Clogged Sewer Lines – A fouled pipe or sewer line can force sewage to back up into your home or business. If only one toilet becomes blocked, the sewage backup can spread down the sewer pipes and influence all attached toilets on that line.
• Tree Roots – Tree roots can cause damage to water and sewer pipes. The roots from large trees can grow into and around the pipes and damage them tremendously. If the roots around your property are not the problem, roots from closely located trees can grow under property lines and damage your sewer pipes, causing a sewage problem. Be super aware of all tree roots that could affect your mainline sewer pipes and/or pipes that run to your septic tank.

Our Brea, CA sewage cleanup and sanitation process

Our process for cleaning and restoration of Category 3 water, also known as sewer and contaminated water backup clean up according to the IICRC industry standards, is as follows:

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

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

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

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

4. Engineering controls utilized and condemnatory barriers used (if needed) stopping cross-contamination.

5. Preventing all potential dangers and safety risks if possible.

6. Eradication of bulk water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminate affected porous and semi-porous material that is not restorable – which can consist of but is not limited to:

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

8. Implement cleaning methods and use of EPA certified biocides and antimicrobials

9. Actual cleansing of all remaining structures

10. We recommend using a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) to perform clearance testing to ensure the property is returned to a sanitary pre-loss condition for health and safety.

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

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

13. Disposal of all demolished materials removed from the project

For the Perfect Professional Brea, CA Sewage Cleanup Company, Call PuroClean Today!

Reach out to the PuroClean professionals for sewage removal, cleaning and remediation. Whether it’s from a stopped up toilet, flood waters or sewage drain backups to tackle the problem for your home or business. PuroClean uses the newest, state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems to completely and efficiently clean and remediate all affected objects and structures.

We have proved time after time that our work and our specialists are top quality, efficient, and work with care and empathy for all involved. We are your ideal damage restoration and cleaning company and we pledge to do whatever needs to take place to rescue and restore all properties in the communities we serve.

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