News Briefs: Lifeguard Door-Hanger Campaign in Idaho Helps Reduce Wipes Clogs

Thanks to the efforts of city pool lifeguards in Ashton, Idaho, wastewater workers are seeing a big difference in the amount of clogs in the aerators at the city’s wastewater treatment facility. The lifeguards recently embarked on a campaign to educate the public about what is and isn’t flushable in city sewers, using door hangers urging residents only to flush toilet paper because sanitary wipes were causing clogs.“The aerators help dissolve the solids and help the process go faster. The wipes were stopping the fans from moving. They took out a motor on one of our aerators,” a wastewater treatment plant