What Should You Do When Your Building Is Contaminated With Black Water?

1/11/2018 (Permalink)

Not all water damage is created equal, and the remediation steps you take all depend of the original source of the water that flooded your Olathe / Lenexa building. Clean water is precisely what it sounds like: water that does not pose any immediate health threats and that comes from broken water lines, toilet holding tanks, rainfall and snow melt. If not treated in time, clean water can become gray water, which is water that does contain some contaminants. Gray water can include discharge from showers, sinks, aquariums, water beds and dishwashers. Then there is black water, or floodwater. 

What Is Black water?

The water that enters a building during a sewer back up usually contains dozens of harmful contaminants, which is why it is so important to work with a professional water remediation team after an incident. Black water usually contains soil, feces, pesticides and other contaminants, natural or not. It can also contain sewage runoff, which may be contaminated by bacteria, molds, fungi, protozoans and viruses. 

Contamination can occur anytime, both during the flooding incident and afterwards. For this reason, it is imperative to your health and the health of all your employees and customers that you work with a professional water remediation team after a flood. 

Why Work With a SERVPRO of Olathe / Lenexa Water Remediation Team?

Water damage is one of many major concerns after your building floods. We will do everything possible to restore your building to its pre-flood condition, our main goal will be to free your building of any remaining contaminants. Don’t attempt to clean up post-flood on your own; instead, call us at 913.782.4693.