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<div><span style="font-size:16px; color:rgb(0,32,96)">Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
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 plumbing, sewer systems and septic systems will continue working properly to safely manage our nations wastewater. While EPA encourages disinfecting your environment to prevent the spread of COVID-19, never flush disinfecting wipes or other non-flushable
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<div><span style="font-size:16px; color:rgb(0,32,96)">Preventable toilet and sewer backups can pose a threat to human health and present an extra challenge to our water utilities and their workforce. Flushing anything other than toilet paper, including disinfecting
 wipes, can damage internal plumbing, local sewer systems and septic systems. Fixing these backups is costly and takes time and resources away from ensuring that wastewater management systems are otherwise working properly. EPA thanks wastewater utilities and
 their workforce for their courageous efforts at a time when resources may be stretched thin. Having fully operational wastewater services is critical to containing COVID-19 and protecting Americans from other public health risks. Our nations wastewater employees
 are everyday heroes who are on the front line of protecting human health and the environment every single day.</span></div>
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