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    Clogging the system, Please avoid flushing wipes [Image 1 of 5]

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    A VAC-CON combination sewer/vacuum truck is deployed at what appears to be a utility maintenance site, likely a military installation based on the personnel attire. Three workers wearing high-visibility yellow vests are performing maintenance on an underground utility access point, possibly a lift station or manhole. The setting is a dry, open field with oak trees and institutional buildings visible in the background.

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    05.14.2019

    Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee 

    9th Reconnaissance Wing

    Airman 1st Class Thomas Wright, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron (9CES)Water & Fuel Systems maintenance technician,(left) operates the vacuum truck, while Airman 1st Class Bradley Mooers, 9CES Water & Fuel Systems maintenance technician, (middle) operates the boom hose and Ms. Jane May, 9CES, chief plant operator, operators a water hose at Beale Air Force Base, California. Technicians have to clean sanitary sewer pumps once a month now which should only have to be done once a year. Courtesy photo (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee)

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    Date Taken: 05.14.2019
    Date Posted: 04.01.2020 17:27
    Photo ID: 6158604
    VIRIN: 200330-F-IF848-0001
    Resolution: 4032x3024
    Size: 3.11 MB
    Location: BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US
    Web Views: 64
    Downloads: 6

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    A VAC-CON combination sewer/vacuum truck is deployed at what appears to be a utility maintenance site, likely a military installation based on the personnel attire. Three workers wearing high-visibility yellow vests are performing maintenance on an underground utility access point, possibly a lift station or manhole. The setting is a dry, open field with oak trees and institutional buildings visible in the background.
    The image shows the interior of an underground utility vault or manhole with severe corrosion, sediment buildup, and moisture accumulation on the concrete walls and ceiling. Multiple cables, wires, and green-painted pipes are visible running through the confined space. The structure shows significant deterioration with dark staining, rust, and debris accumulation throughout.
    Two workers in an industrial facility are removing a large mass of fibrous, wet debris from a cylindrical drum or pump housing into a yellow trash can lined with a black garbage bag. The material appears to be accumulated rags, wipes, or fibrous waste that has clogged the equipment. This is consistent with maintenance work on industrial pumping or processing equipment.
    The image shows an industrial drum or cylindrical vessel, likely a washing or processing machine, with a large mass of wet, fibrous material spilling out of its opening. The material appears to be tangled, saturated fibers or rags in a grayish-green color, with liquid dripping from the mass. This appears to be an industrial facility, possibly a wastewater treatment plant or textile processing facility.
    An overhead view looking down into an open underground utility vault or access pit, revealing excavated soil, mechanical equipment, and wiring. A heavy-duty metal chain is visible in the upper right corner, likely attached to lifting equipment used to open the hatch cover. The pit contains green-painted mechanical components, cables, and chain drives, suggesting active maintenance or installation work.

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