DID YOU KNOW.... Yorkshire Water - Strange but true!

For BLOG ACTION DAY FRIDAY 15th OCTOBER 2010: WATER

DID YOU KNOW... Strange thoughts from Yorkshire Water!

• Divers have to occasionally carry out maintenance work in Yorkshire Water's sludge tanks - the equivalent of swimming around in thousands of toilets - could this be the "worst job in the world!?" See Mary and Edna's U-Bend tour available at the Yorkshire Water Website:

• Some of the strange things found in Yorkshire Water's 20,000 miles of sewers include:
• a moped
• TVs
• a snake
• a false leg - complete with sock and shoe!
• One very common cause of blocked drains that can result in flooding - is fat! This is because people pour hot fat down the sink rather than letting it cool and putting it in the bin! Bag it, and bin it!
• Tomato plants will quite often crop up at Waste Water Works! Tomato seeds are not digested by the human body and will pass through into waste. They can germinate and even grow in the solid waste matter!
• Before being returned to coastal areas, ultra violet light is used on treated water to improve bathing quality.

Find out these and other interesting facts about our Waste Water from the Yorkshire Water Website.