Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Fresno, CA

Toilet and sewer pipe backups can result in sewage entering your basement or other portions of your home or company. This dark, thick water is very hazardous and contains quite a lot of dangerous contaminants. These contaminants consist of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and cause health risks and illness dangers if people or animals experience exposure. Finding a remedy to these problems ASAP is imperative, as is removing sewage from your premises. Having information of what may cause sewer backups may help you prevent a hazardous condition in your home or basement. Please see this list of things that may help prevent sewage backups that may occur in your home or business:

Why Sewage Backup Occurs

• Clogged Drain Pipes – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain lines or main sewer lines become occluded. For example: if one toilet starts a sewage backup, the attached drain and/or many toilets and the main sewer may become caught up in the problem.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees with large strong imposing roots have the ability to grow through 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 main sewer lines or septic tank area to guard from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Older sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems will fail by slowly weakening and crumbling 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 keep an eye out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rain can overcome your main storm and sewer lines. If it turns out that your public system can’t handle large rainfall levels, the flooding can work 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 serious health issues when in and around rising waters in your region that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other associated weather, when water combines with sewage, contaminants and chemicals. When wading in this waste use extreme caution, and also when the water recedes and starts drying. Organic substance that is dried out can then turn aerosolized and present a threat of breathing in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

Our Fresno, CA sewage cleanup and sanitation process

PuroClean’s process for cleaning and remediation 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 occupants by managing onsite access to remediation personnel only to prevent health-related concerns

2. Health & safety survey and complete building assessment.

3. Ensure all PuroClean employees are supplied with and use the required personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:

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

4. Implement established engineering controls, critical barriers, to prevent cross-contamination.

5. Eradicating any type of potential safety risks if at all possible.

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

7. Getting rid of any and all porous and semi-porous contaminated materials that are unable to be salvaged, which includes but is not limited to:

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

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

9. Full physical cleaning of all structure items that remain

10. It is suggested to hire a third party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) for a safety clearance inspection to ensure the jobsite is returned to 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. Post remediation cleanup of all equipment utilized

13. Transfer and disposal of all demo materials removed from the work areas

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

Call the PuroClean professionals for sewage abatement, cleaning and remediation. Whether it’s from a blocked toilet, flood waters or sewer pipe 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 items and structures.

PuroClean has proved time after time that our methods and our technicians are top quality, efficient, and work with care and compassion for all involved. PuroClean is your ideal damage restoration and cleaning firm and we pledge to do whatever needs to happen to rescue and restore all properties in the communities we serve.

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