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Sewer Divers

An up-close look at the heroes that keep America's sewer systems running.

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Anomaly Entertainment

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The air supply that keeps
his baby brother alive. - Sewer Divers

The air supply that keeps his baby brother alive.

[narrator] George and Kenny
lower the camera
to the sewer floor. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] George and Kenny lower the camera to the sewer fl...

That line that's on there. It
looked like it got cut short. - Sewer Divers

That line that's on there. It looked like it got cut sh...

He breaks down
full animal carcasses - Sewer Divers

He breaks down full animal carcasses

[Ramone] Drop the camera,
try to get it in there
as fast as possible. - Sewer Divers

[Ramone] Drop the camera, try to get it in there as fast as ...

So if he takes off down
the current, - Sewer Divers

So if he takes off down the current,

It's not that I hate you, - Sewer Divers

It's not that I hate you,

[narrator]
Don will start with the most
problematic parts, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Don will start with the most problematic parts,

Just see if it is, and then
tape up a little bit farther
and we'll add some to it. - Sewer Divers

Just see if it is, and then tape up a little bit farther and...

We run almost
four million pounds
of meat a year - Sewer Divers

We run almost four million pounds of meat a year

And our goal today
is to stop this - Sewer Divers

And our goal today is to stop this

[narrator] Damage to the
half inch wide oxygen hose - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Damage to the half inch wide oxygen hose

[narrator]
For this type of repair,
Jeff will have to shut down - Sewer Divers

[narrator] For this type of repair, Jeff will have to shut d...

[narrator] The lowest level
of this parking garage - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The lowest level of this parking garage

The motor has to come off,
everything has come off, - Sewer Divers

The motor has to come off, everything has come off,

We're suiting up now.
We don't want
anything ripping, - Sewer Divers

We're suiting up now. We don't want anything rippi...

And a gap in a diver's
protective helmet or dry suit - Sewer Divers

And a gap in a diver's protective helmet or dry suit

Then I'll just lubricate
the hell out of it, - Sewer Divers

Then I'll just lubricate the hell out of it,

This indicates a substantial
yet unknown clog - Sewer Divers

This indicates a substantial yet unknown clog

Meat cutting
creates a lot of scraps - Sewer Divers

Meat cutting creates a lot of scraps

Yo, give me a three-inch drive - Sewer Divers

Yo, give me a three-inch drive

Negligence could cost
a diver their life. - Sewer Divers

Negligence could cost a diver their life.

Unfortunately for Jeff,
his trap has a clog that went
undetected for months, - Sewer Divers

Unfortunately for Jeff, his trap has a clog that went undete...

Problems like this one
have been plaguing - Sewer Divers

Problems like this one have been plaguing

[narrator]
As often as possible, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] As often as possible,

So during the Hurricane Ida - Sewer Divers

So during the Hurricane Ida

I usually, typically pick
my brother 'cause - Sewer Divers

I usually, typically pick my brother 'cause

We have multiple spare parts
for all of our stuff, - Sewer Divers

We have multiple spare parts for all of our stuff,

We have to figure out
why they have a clog
and how to fix the problem. - Sewer Divers

We have to figure out why they have a clog and how to fix th...

If we don't fix
this problem, - Sewer Divers

If we don't fix this problem,

[narrator] The raw sewage
carries a deadly mix of toxins
and disease. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The raw sewage carries a deadly mix of toxins an...

So it's really important - Sewer Divers

So it's really important

Industrial waste
is noxious enough - Sewer Divers

Industrial waste is noxious enough

[narrator]
Ever since Hurricane Ida, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Ever since Hurricane Ida,

It also contains microbes
and excrement - Sewer Divers

It also contains microbes and excrement

I hung out a lot
with older people growing up, - Sewer Divers

I hung out a lot with older people growing up,

But Rick won't know
the extent of this one - Sewer Divers

But Rick won't know the extent of this one

I've had a lot of jobs,
and by far, - Sewer Divers

I've had a lot of jobs, and by far,

[narrator] Sewer diver
Dirty Water Don - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Sewer diver Dirty Water Don

[narrator] Don's first line
of defense is this - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Don's first line of defense is this

The clog is in a tank.
We've narrowed down that
it's into their grease trap. - Sewer Divers

The clog is in a tank. We've narrowed down that it'...

[narrator] The fuel pump
powers the motor - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The fuel pump powers the motor

Good. Good. Good. - Sewer Divers

Good. Good. Good.

[narrator] Grease traps
have been used by kitchens,
restaurants and watering holes - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Grease traps have been used by kitchens, restaura...

We'll have to see
if we're better off - Sewer Divers

We'll have to see if we're better off

[narrator] They use dish soap
to ease on a double layer
of gloves. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] They use dish soap to ease on a double layer of ...

It's funny because
these are the same oil units - Sewer Divers

It's funny because these are the same oil units

So if you have oil heat, - Sewer Divers

So if you have oil heat,

Walk that wall pump away from
the trailer so we can get this
rig down and stretched. - Sewer Divers

Walk that wall pump away from the trailer so we can get this...

They're designed to intercept
oils, grease, - Sewer Divers

They're designed to intercept oils, grease,

We got, uh, two main
sewer systems
going into one holding tank. - Sewer Divers

We got, uh, two main sewer systems going into one holding ta...

It's like a fish. Slimy fish. - Sewer Divers

It's like a fish. Slimy fish.

[narrator] Finding a clog
beneath the parking garage - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Finding a clog beneath the parking garage

But they have
a very important tool - Sewer Divers

But they have a very important tool

Basically the same thing
in your garage,
just on a larger scale. - Sewer Divers

Basically the same thing in your garage, just on a larger sc...

[narrator] Finally, a helmet
weighing over 30 pounds - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Finally, a helmet weighing over 30 pounds

-Doesn't make
a difference. Yeah.
-Every time. - Sewer Divers

-Doesn't make a difference. Yeah. -Every time.

But a backup threatens
to send that mess - Sewer Divers

But a backup threatens to send that mess

They went in there
with a maintenance crew - Sewer Divers

They went in there with a maintenance crew

I fire my brother every day
and hire him again, - Sewer Divers

I fire my brother every day and hire him again,

[narrator] "Bubba Jr." here
is a $5,000 - Sewer Divers

[narrator] "Bubba Jr." here is a $5,000

The helmet allows him
to breathe and to talk - Sewer Divers

The helmet allows him to breathe and to talk

Left untreated,
it could overwhelm
sewage lines, - Sewer Divers

Left untreated, it could overwhelm sewage lines,

[Don] Yeah! Well, I gotta stop
the fuel from leaking - Sewer Divers

[Don] Yeah! Well, I gotta stop the fuel from leaking

Its HD camera has
a 270-degree field of vision, - Sewer Divers

Its HD camera has a 270-degree field of vision,

We're gonna see if
we can find a clog, - Sewer Divers

We're gonna see if we can find a clog,

[narrator] But sometimes, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But sometimes,

Um, you rely on as much air
as you could possibly get, - Sewer Divers

Um, you rely on as much air as you could possibly get,

[narrator] What they
really don't want
is for a fatberg to form. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] What they really don't want is for a fatberg...

We can have a little vehicle
like this - Sewer Divers

We can have a little vehicle like this

A fatberg is a clump
of the nastiest things
you could think of. - Sewer Divers

A fatberg is a clump of the nastiest things you could think ...

We use a compressor system
and we're hooked to - Sewer Divers

We use a compressor system and we're hooked to

[narrator] So Don replaces
the fuel pump - Sewer Divers

[narrator] So Don replaces the fuel pump

Hair, could be chicken wire
in there, condoms, tampons, - Sewer Divers

Hair, could be chicken wire in there, condoms, tampons,

In my helmet, I have
communication lines
and I have air. - Sewer Divers

In my helmet, I have communication lines and I have air.

Bottom drawer
of the breastfeeding cabinet, - Sewer Divers

Bottom drawer of the breastfeeding cabinet,

[narrator] Sending the ROV
in first protects Rick - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Sending the ROV in first protects Rick

Now all those components
are all tethered within - Sewer Divers

Now all those components are all tethered within

A, I know
he's reliable, dependable,
and he's a really good guy. - Sewer Divers

A, I know he's reliable, dependable, and he's a re...

-[Don] Too much information?
-[laughs] - Sewer Divers

-[Don] Too much information? -[laughs]

Sometimes you have
organic chemicals, - Sewer Divers

Sometimes you have organic chemicals,

[narrator] But before Rick
can dive into the trap, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But before Rick can dive into the trap,

[narrator] The motor converts
diesel power - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The motor converts diesel power

Just a small prick or cut
is enough - Sewer Divers

Just a small prick or cut is enough

[narrator] John will be
manning the gear, along with
the new recruit, Rose. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] John will be manning the gear, along with the new...

There was so much thick fat,
we couldn't even see
or get into it, - Sewer Divers

There was so much thick fat, we couldn't even see or ge...

[narrator] But once Don's
crammed inside - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But once Don's crammed inside

[narrator] But it also appears
to be too far gone. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But it also appears to be too far gone.

So we already knew
ahead of time - Sewer Divers

So we already knew ahead of time

If Don can't fix the heater, - Sewer Divers

If Don can't fix the heater,

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An up-close look at the heroes that keep America's sewer systems running.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Anomaly Entertainment

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

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Released: 01 Jan 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://go.discovery.com/show/sewer-divers-discovery-atve-us

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