On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Bruce White <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I remember reading a couple of years ago that the installation of the low > flush were saving cities water but a new problem started popping up - the > reduction in water volume caused sludge to clog up the sewer system; San > Fransisco comes to mind. Not sure if they found an acceptable solution. > "Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the sewer pipes, said *Tyrone Jue <http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=bayarea%2Fmatier-ross&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Tyrone+Jue%22>*, spokesman for the city Public Utilities Commission <http://www.sfgate.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=bayarea%2Fmatier-ross&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Public+Utilities+Commission%22>. That has created a rotten-egg stench near AT&T Park and elsewhere, especially during the dry summer months. The city has already spent $100 million over the past five years to upgrade its sewer system and sewage plants, in part to combat the odor problem." http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Low-flow-toilets-cause-a-stink-in-SF-2457645.php a classic example of the law of unintended consequences -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA IGP [log in to unmask] Dallas, Texas Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org http://twitter.com/RAINbyte http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RAINbyte/ http://paper.li/RAINbyte/rainbyte http://pinterest.com/pakurilecz/archives/ http://pinterest.com/pakurilecz/records-management/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterakurilecz Information not relevant for my reply has been deleted to reduce the electronic footprint and to save the sanity of digest subscribers List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
