Is FOG Getting too Much Blame for Sewer Blockages?

Based on EEC's extensive fats, oils, and grease (FOG) control and sewer system assessment experience, EEC's President, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , was asked by Trenchless Technology Magazine to author an article summarizing many of the FOG control studies conducted by EEC over the past 7 years. The article candidly discusses the tendency that many sewering agencies have to blame a large percentage of their sewer blockages and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) on FOG. However, EEC has discovered that most sewer blockages related to FOG involve other issues that are often not properly assessed, leading to increased long-term maintenance costs and slower reductions in SSOs.

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