Don’t flush those wipes; sewer clogs are on the rise

In the last two weeks, blocked sewers and pump failures at treatment plants have become a growing problem in Worcester, roughly coinciding with the start of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials said Thursday.The number of clogs has increased 25 to 30% and is caused by residents flushing wipes and other materials down the toilet when such things should be tossed into the trash, officials said. The problem was something that Sturbridge DPW Director Butch Jackson […]