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EXCLUSIVE: An interview with Fatberg, Tampa’s big sewage clog

Apr 29, 2020
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/04/28/exclusive-an-interview-with-fatberg-tampas-big-sewer-clog/

The coronavirus and ensuing toilet paper hunt has wreaked havoc on our pipes. City of Tampa contractors recently extracted what is known as a “fatberg,” a giant wad of sewer-clogging wipes and grease. Hillsborough County also has issued public service announcements telling people not to flush things that shouldn’t be flushed.

We sat down with Fatberg to learn more about this problem facing our underbelly.

So… where to start.

I know, right?

Let me get the spelling of your name.

F-A-T-B-E-R-G.

You sound like the idiot with a heart of gold in a college buddy movie.

Look, can we just get to it? I’m due for destruction.

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