Disposable doesn’t mean flushable. Items like wipes and tampons being flushed in the sewer have caused Betterton problems within the wastewater system. Kent County News reports the dilemma was discussed at length at the latest town council meeting, and it goes beyond a discrepancy with a label and being a mere inconvenience. Town Pump Station 7, which covers a cluster of houses along First Street extending to Bayside Avenue has been getting clogged on a consistent basis council member Gerry Werner pointed out.
Whenever this happens, operators have to open up the pump station to find the obstruction.