Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Conroe, TX

When a sewer line is blocked, the sewage that is thick and dark can be dangerous to your health. This sewer water is extremely unsanitary, containing contaminants such as bacteria, viruses and pathogens. All of these contaminants can pose a serious health danger and lead to many illnesses if humans or animals are exposed. If it happens that you experience sewage backup on the property of your home or business, or a toilet backup in either location, fixing either one is of the highest priority. Having this filthy sewer water in your home is not safe and should be removed quickly. Also, to know 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:

Causes of Sewage Backup

• Drain Pipe Clogs – Sewage can infiltrate your home or business when either your drain pipes or the main sewer line gets clogged. For example, if one commode creates a sewage blockage, the drain tied to that toilet, or the mainline of more toilets, will likely also be clogged.
• Tree Roots – Trees with large roots can move into pipes and cause holes or damage the sewer line by encircling it. Even if the roots on your property are not the problem, roots from nearby trees can reach your sewer line and damage it, causing a sewer backup. Always be cognizant of roots where your sewer lines 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 problems.
• Extreme Weather – Sudden large amounts of rain can put a strain on your town’s storm sewer lines. If the public storm sewers can’t handle excess rainfall, the water can make its way into connected sewer lines, which will put your home or business at risk of water backflows. Area-wide flooding waters from events such as rising rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other micro events can also mix 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 water recedes and begins to dry out. Dried up organic waste can then become aerosolized and become respirable. Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn to stop any contact and risk of breathing in this harmful matter.

Our Conroe, TX sewage cleanup and sanitation process

Our procedures for Category 3 water (also known as sewer and contaminated water backup) cleaning, adhering to the IICRC industry guidelines, consists of:

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

2. Health and Safety survey and assessment of the entire work premises.

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

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

4. Institute engineering controls, critical barriers if needed to prevent cross-contamination.

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

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

7. Getting rid of any and all porous and semi-porous contaminated items that are unable to be restored, 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. Actual cleaning of all remaining structures

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 materials affected by the water to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry conditions

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

13. All demo materials removed from the building

Call PuroClean for Professional Sewage Cleanup in Conroe, TX!

If a sewage drain pipe backup takes place in your home or business, contact the PuroClean professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our technicians use state-of-the-art tools, methods and cleaning systems to efficiently remediate the damaged building materials and contents.

The quality of PuroClean’s sewage removal and cleaning services, the speed in which we deliver them, and the care we demonstrate throughout the entire process make PuroClean your ideal damage restoration and remediation company. We vow to do whatever it takes to restore and rescue properties in all the areas we serve.

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