Case Study: Excessive Grease in Sewer Causes Maintenance Headaches. A West Coast city was experiencing excessive maintenance costs and risk of SSOs due to local restaurants emitting grease into the sewer line. The 6" line required regular jetting and the risk of SSO was imminent. Looking for a way to lower maintenance costs, the city engaged Helix Labs to install a Minimizer system to do so. May 1: Lines were televised to set initial baseline for study. Line contained heavy grease and camera is unable to advance pass 164.3 feet in line. This baseline represents 3 months of grease buildup in the line. Treatment May 23: Treatment begins. Helix Labs installed the Minimizer system that dosed grease-eating bacteria regularly into the sewer system. The lines were not jetted as recommended, but S

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