News Briefs: Alabama Officials Speak Out Against 'Flushable' Wipes

Utility leaders in Alabama are waging a public relations war against so-called “flushable” wipes after a media outlet attributed some stormwater overflows in the region to face masks being flushed. In recent interviews with AL.com, spokespersons from Daphne Utilities and the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System are saying the real offender is flushable wipes.“Wipes are still our No. 1 we try to point out, but we find other things in the lift stations,” Monica Allen, spokeswoman with MAWSS told the news organization. “We find light bulbs. You would not believe everything we find.”Samantha Coppels, spokeswoman with Daphne Utilities, told AL.com