Proper grease disposal important to Unity officials
It’s a warning that’s been around for years and one that the Town of Unity Public Works Department wants to reiterate; never poor grease down your drains under any circumstances.
Unity’s Public Works director Collin Field said while the town has not had any instances where this has been a cause for concern in recent years, top of mind awareness about the potential dangers of disposing of grease down pipes is important.
“People get the idea that when they pour hot grease down the sink and flush it down with hot water that it will stay in a liquid form and away it goes,” Field said. “However when it (grease) hits the pipes in the sewer laterals and the (water) mains, the water in there is very cold so it solidifies quite quickly and creates blockages and issues for infrastructure staff.”
Field added the town has not had any issues in recent years but his department is trying to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to this issue which has created huge headaches for other communities.