City of Prince Albert is reminding residents to check what they flush after masks stuck in the sewer “likely” caused two blockages amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.The stinky situation started about a week ago, according to the city’s water and sewer manager Geoff Soderberg.
Saskatchewan launches Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan Masks going down the drain are collecting in the sewers, he said, and they likely caused two sewer blockages.“The most recent one we had was actually a really big pipe that collected a lot,” said Soderberg.Those blockages cost Prince Albert at least $1,000 to clean up, he said.While some masks are disposable, Soderberg said that doesn’t mean they’ll flow smoothly through the sewer.“It does not degrade,.