EMWD asks customers not to flush items that will clog the system

Residents in the Eastern Municipal Water District have flushed items down their toilets that weren't meant for the EMWD sewer system, and the district requests that customers dispose of those items elsewhere.The items recovered by EMWD crews when resolving a clogged line include sanitary wipes, tampons, rags, and vape pens. Those items can jam mechanisms, clog pumps, and break machinery. Repairs to the sewer infrastructure due to damage from items that shouldn't be flushed cost Eastern more than $65,000 annually."Our message to our customers is your toilet is not a trash can," said EMWD general manager Joe Mouawad.Eastern is both a retail agency and a wholesale agency, although the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District retail agencies op