‘5 gallon bucket’ worth of flushable wipes almost shut down sewer system in Arkansas town

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‘5 gallon bucket’ worth of flushable wipes almost shut down sewer system in Arkansas town

KEISER, Ark. (WREG) -- Enough flushable wipes to fill a five-gallon bucket almost shut down the entire sewer system in Keiser, Arkansas. They clogged one of the town's main sewer lines and it took workers days to unclog the line, which forced residents to cut down on water use and flush their toilets as little as possible. A maintenance worker discovered the clog last Thursday but the town had to go through two different contractors to fix the …