City of Ephraim issued the following announcement on March 29.
Please do not flush the following down the drain:
Baby wipes
Cigarette butts
Condoms
Cosmetics/makeup
Cotton swabs
Dental floss
Disposable diapers
Food scraps (better yet compost them or dig them into your garden)
Flushable cat litter
Flushable wipes
Human and pet hair
Oils — vegetable and animal grease, fats, oils (they can clog the sewer in your home and the City system, and cause sewer backup)
Prescriptions and medications (the police department has a drop off bin)
Rags
Sanitary napkins
Tampons and tampon applicator
Thank you for helping to protect our system :)
Original source can be found here.
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