Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Corona, CA

When a sewer line is blocked, the sewage that is thick and dark is dangerous to your health. This sewer water is extremely unsanitary, containing contaminants like bacteria, viruses and pathogens. All of these contaminants can pose a serious health risk and lead to many illnesses if humans or animals suffer exposure. If it happens that you suffer a sewage backup on the property of your home or business, or a toilet backup in either location, repairing either one is of the highest importance. Having this unsanitary sewer water in your home is dangerous and should be removed as soon as possible. Furthermore, knowing what is causing the sewer backups may aid in stopping this potentially hazardous incident. To help you in managing sewage backups in your home or business, here’s a list of things that may help:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Drain Pipe Blockages – Sewage can back up into your home or business when either your drain pipes or the main sewer line gets clogged. For example, if one toilet creates a sewage backup, the drain connected to that toilet, or the mainline of multiple toilets, will likely also be obstructed.
• Tree Roots – Trees with large roots can move into pipes and cause holes or damage the sewer line by growing around it. Even if the roots on your property are not the issue, roots from nearby trees can reach your sewer pipe and damage it, causing a sewer backup. Always be watching for roots where your mainline to the street or septic system is placed.
• Defective Sewer Lines – Aging sewage systems could break down and crack, creating sewage backups and flooded homes and basements. The older your neighborhood is, the greater possibility of these types of incidents.
• Heavy Rainfall – Heavy amounts of rain can put a strain on your city’s storm sewer mains. If the public storm sewers can’t handle large amounts of rainfall, the water can make its way into connected sewer lines, which can leave your home or business at risk of water backflows. City-wide flooding waters from events such as rising rivers and creeks, hurricanes, and other isolated events can also combine with sewage water and other chemicals and harmful bacteria that can lead to health-related issues. Extreme care and safety is needed when trying to walk in these waters, and even when the sewer water recedes and begins to dry out. Dried up organic materials can then become aerosolized and become respirable. Proper PPE should be worn to avoid contact and the danger of breathing in these contaminants.

Our Corona, CA sewage cleanup and sanitation process

Our cleaning and remediation procedures for Category 3 water (which describes sewer and contaminated water backup) according to the standards put in place by the IICRC industry are:

1. Ensure all workers and occupants remain safe by limiting access to the site to remediation employees only in order to guard against any health-related issues.

2. Valuation of the building along with health and safety reviews.

3. Ensure all restoration personnel are equipped with the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This can include 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. Use established engineering controls, critical barriers, to prevent cross-contamination.

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

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

7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous items that is not restorable – which can be but is not limited to:

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

8. Implement cleaning procedures and use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structure material

10. We suggest using a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) to implement clearance testing to ensure the building is returned to a safe pre-loss state 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 used

13. Disposal of all remaining materials removed from the building

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

When a sewage drain line backup takes place in your home or business, reach out to the PuroClean professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our specialists use state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems to completely remediate the damaged structures and contents.

The quality of our sewage removal and cleaning services, the expeditious way in which we deliver them, and the care we demonstrate throughout the entire process make PuroClean your perfect damage restoration and remediation company. We will strive to do whatever it takes to restore and rescue properties in all the communities we serve.

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