How to do Sewage Clean up in Backyard Garden Outdoors

Why Do sewage Backups Occur 

Sometimes the problem is caused by stormwater running into sewage systems which is why many sewage overflows happen during summer when there are storms. In the picture on the right you can see the tree root causing damage to both sewer and storm water pipes. This can cause stormwater to leak into sewerage infrastructure therefore sewage overflows can occur in gardens and lawns of properties.

What are the health risks?

There are many risks including

• Gastroenteritis (vomiting or diarrhoea)
• Infections
• Hepatitis and other hepatitis

People can be exposed by hand to mouth contact, skin contact and breathing in organisms.

Outdoor cleanup procedures

• Pooling water should be extracted with an extraction machine or waste control vehicle. This water will need to be pumped out into a waste control vehicle and disposed of in an approved location. It may be wise to call your local utility company or council to organize someone to remove the water.
• Hard surface areas should be washed down with disinfectant. A good disinfectant id a 1% Quaternary Ammonium Compound. Hard surface cleaning can also be completed by a competent restoration contractor with IICRC certification. They typically would use a hard surface pressure cleaner and extraction machine so the wastewater is removed from the property after cleaning.
• Stormwater drains in the garden may need to be cleaned out using high-pressure water.

Clean up of Sewage Damage in Garden

It is important to let the sun do its job in decontaminating affected surface areas. Generally, it could take up to 28 hours for the sun to use its ultraviolet rays to assist in destroying pathogens.

Swab Testing After Outdoor Clean-Up

Our process is to swab test hard surface areas after they have been cleaned and treated to ensure there is no contamination left after decontamination. The type of test we use is E-Coli swab testing.

If you experience a sewage overflow or backup at your property 

If you are unfortunate to have a sewage flood at your domestic or commercial property in Brisbane, Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast. Call us on 1300 356 633. We function as restoration consultants who will keep you informed of the process with your insurance claim. We can be onsite usually within 2 hours to commence the sewage clean up.

We can clean, decontaminate and restore indoor and outdoor sewage damage.