Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Stevensville

When sewer lines become blocked, the thick, black water that forms as sewage is a health danger, and is extremely unsanitary as it consists of contaminants like pathogens, bacteria, and viruses that can present a risk of severe illness if exposed to humans or animals. If you have a sewage backup in your basement, or your toilet has backed up, you will need to repair it quickly, or you will end up with sewage all over your floors. Knowing what causes sewer backups, however, may help you prevent a hazardous occurrence in your basement, home or business. Following is a list of items that may help to prevent and handle sewage backups:

Sewage Backup Causes

• Clogged Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain lines or main sewer lines become occluded. For example: if one bathroom starts a sewage backup, the connected drain and/or numerous toilets and the main sewer may become caught up in the problem.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees with large strong long roots have the ability to grow through and around pipes, even demolishing sewer lines. Tree roots can reach a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Be very aware of roots near your sewer mainline 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 – causing sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewer water. Keep in mind the age of your home and neighborhood and look out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Heavy amounts of rainfall can overwhelm your main storm and sewer mains. If it turns out that your public system can’t handle large rainfall levels, the water can work its way into the sewer lines linked to the mainline, and place your home or business in a likely dangerous exposure of sewer backup. There is a risk of serious health issues when in and around rising waters in your area that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other associated weather, when water combines with sewage, impurities and chemicals. When wading in these waters use extreme caution, and also when the water decreases and starts drying. Organic waste that is dried out can then turn aerosolized and present a risk of breathing in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to protect against these dangerous risks.

PuroClean’s sewage cleanup and sanitation process in Annapolis, MD

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. Ensuring safety for all employees and occupants by placing strict rules on site access to remediation personnel only in order to prevent health related occurrences.

2. Assessment of the building and Health and Safety checks.

3. Be positive that all restoration employees are equipped with the precise 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. Institute engineering controls, firm barriers if required to prevent cross-contamination.

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

6. Bulk water, soil, and contaminates removal

7. Remove and dispose of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not able to be restored, which could include but is not limited to:

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

8. Cleaning methods put in place and the use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials

9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structures

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

11. Drying of all items affected by the sewage intrusion back to pre-loss dry condition

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 Annapolis, MD!

Our technicians use state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning methods to effectively restore and clean the unsound building materials and belongings from your home or business. If a sewage drain pipe backup from blockage is your problem, call our professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services.

The quality of our sewage removal and cleaning services, the speed in which we deliver them, and the compassion we demonstrate throughout the entire process make PuroClean your ideal 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 provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.