What does FOG do, why is it bad?
FOG coats the inside of the sanitary sewer mains and reduces the capacity of the mains. Eventually it will cause the flow of wastewater to back up and trigger an overflow.

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1. What is FOG?
2. What does FOG do, why is it bad?
3. What is a "sanitary sewer overflow? (SSO)?
4. What causes a sanitary sewer overflow?
5. What is the content on sanitary sewage?
6. What is the impact from a Sanitary Sewer Overflow?
7. What can residents and businesses do to reduce FOG and prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSO)?