Drain cleaning operators and municipal managers all have a story to tell about the out-of-the-ordinary objects recovered from pipelines and sewers, but what about removing a bus-sized lump of fat?
That’s exactly what a Thames Water crew removed from a sewer last week in Surrey, England, about 30 miles south of London. The water utility serves 14 million customers and maintains 67 miles of sewers.
The 15-ton lump of food fat and wet wipes has been dubbed the “fatberg” in a press release from the utility. It took three nights for an eight-man crew to clean up and remove the mound using
