Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Sacramento, CA

Toilet and sewer line backups can result in sewage entering your Sacramento basement or other parts of your home or company. This dark, thick water is very hazardous and contains many dangerous contaminants. These contaminants are made up of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and present health risks and illness dangers if humans or animals experience exposure. Fixing these problems ASAP is imperative, as is removing sewage from your premises. Having knowledge of what may lead to sewer blockages may help you prevent a hazardous incident in your home or basement. Please see this list of things that may aid in stopping sewage backups that can occur in your home or business:

Causes of Sewage Backup

• Clogged Sewer Line – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain lines or main sewer lines become clogged. As an example: if one bathroom starts a sewage backup, the attached drain and/or many toilets and the main line may become blocked.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees with large strong plentiful roots have the ability to grow into and around pipes, even demolishing sewer lines. Tree roots can reach a long distance and damage your pipes, leading to a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your sewer mainline or septic tank area to protect them from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Older sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems can fail by slowly cracking and crumbling over time – resulting in sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewage. Keep in mind the age of your home and surrounding area and look out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rainfall can overcome your main storm and sewer lines. If it happens that your public system can’t handle large rainfall levels, the flooding can make its way into the sewer lines connected to the mainline, and put your home or business in a potentially dangerous exposure of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around rising waters in your region that happens from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other associated weather, when water blends with sewage, impurities and chemicals. When wading in this waste use extreme caution, and also when the water decreases and starts drying. Organic matter that is dried out can then become aerosolized and present a danger of inhaling in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

Our Sacramento, CA process for sewage cleanup and sanitation

The Sacramento PuroClean procedures for cleaning and restoring Category 3 water, which is sewer and polluted water backup cleaning and restoration as set forth by IICRC industry standards, consisting of:

1. Ensuring safety for all employees and occupants by placing restrictions on site access to remediation personnel only in order to prevent health related occurrences.

2. Inspection of the work place along with health and safety reviews.

3. Ensure proper personal protection equipment (PPE) is being utilized by all restoration personnel. This may include but is not limited to:

• Rubber boots with steel toes and shank
• Full-face respirator
• Full body suit coverage
• Nitrile and cut resistant gloves

4. Institute engineering controls, firm barriers if suitable to prevent cross-contamination.

5. Completely getting rid of any potential safety risks if possible.

6. Eradication of bulk water, dirt, and contaminates.

7. Removal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not restorable, which can consist of but are not limited to:

• Carpet, rugs, pad, or underlayment
• Gypsum board (Drywall)
• Hardwood flooring
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Padded and upholstered items

8. Implement cleaning procedures and utilization of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Actual cleaning of all remaining structures

10. A clearance inspection by a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to safeguard that the building is returned to a pre-affected condition for health and safety.

11. All materials damaged by water to be dried and returned to pre-loss condition

12. All equipment used on the project to be cleaned after restoration completion

13. Elimination and disposal of all demo materials removed from the work areas

Call PuroClean in Sacramento for your Professional Sacramento, CA Sewage Cleanup Needs!

PuroClean technicians put to use state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning methods to effectively restore and clean the affected building materials and belongings from your house or business. If a sewage drain line backup from blockage is your problem, call our professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services.

The sheer value of our sewage removal and cleaning services, in addition to the speed that we deliver the work, as well as our compassion demonstrated throughout the entire project helps make PuroClean your perfect damage remediation and restoration firm. We pledge to do everything that’s needed and within our power to fully remediate properties in all the neighborhoods that make up our coverage areas.

*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.