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Sewer Divers

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

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From him getting, uh,
hit with debris, - Sewer Divers

From him getting, uh, hit with debris,

Their presence here
could indicate
the water entering the sound - Sewer Divers

Their presence here could indicate the water entering the so...

[narrator] Don's looking
for a blockage 150 feet away. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Don's looking for a blockage 150 feet away.

I was saying to myself,
like, "Yo, what the hell's - Sewer Divers

I was saying to myself, like, "Yo, what the hell's

After I'd come through, - Sewer Divers

After I'd come through,

I'm wearing a full-face mask - Sewer Divers

I'm wearing a full-face mask

If this plate backs up,
the water has to go somewhere. - Sewer Divers

If this plate backs up, the water has to go somewhere.

Y'all, - Sewer Divers

But then we had a whole
alligator head in there - Sewer Divers

But then we had a whole alligator head in there

Roger that. - Sewer Divers

With a current this strong,
Don can't plant his feet - Sewer Divers

With a current this strong, Don can't plant his feet

[narrator] Despite removing
the unusual discovery, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Despite removing the unusual discovery,

[narrator] 90 miles West
from New London, Connecticut - Sewer Divers

[narrator] 90 miles West from New London, Connecticut

[Ramone] How many men it takes - Sewer Divers

[Ramone] How many men it takes

So I'm just setting
my air pressure - Sewer Divers

So I'm just setting my air pressure

[narrator] The Mount Vernon
crew follows the pipes - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The Mount Vernon crew follows the pipes

A city of 75,000 people living - Sewer Divers

A city of 75,000 people living

[narrator]
In Mount Vernon, New York, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] In Mount Vernon, New York,

This is how you try and keep
your suit somewhat clean. - Sewer Divers

This is how you try and keep your suit somewhat clean.

[narrator] In Bellville,
a pipe that makes up - Sewer Divers

[narrator] In Bellville, a pipe that makes up

Yo, we must have ripped his comms out. - Sewer Divers

Yo, we must have ripped his comms out.

[George] "Detective George." - Sewer Divers

[George] "Detective George."

-Oh, [bleep].
-[Stephen] See, right there. - Sewer Divers

-Oh, [bleep]. -[Stephen] See, right there.

The last time
I was in another one
of these tanks like this, - Sewer Divers

The last time I was in another one of these tanks like this,

[narrator] Diver Dirty
Water Don - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Diver Dirty Water Don

[narrator] Ramone has tracked
the source of the smell - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Ramone has tracked the source of the smell

-I don't do well
with reptiles.
-[laughs] - Sewer Divers

-I don't do well with reptiles. -[laughs]

All of the signs point
to the stench coming - Sewer Divers

All of the signs point to the stench coming

[narrator] Dirty Water Don
is diving in over six feet
of raw sewage, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Dirty Water Don is diving in over six feet of raw...

[narrator] It's the first job
of the day
for the Mount Vernon crew. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] It's the first job of the day for the Mount ...

I have to dive into a big tank
of a barbecue sauce and ranch, - Sewer Divers

I have to dive into a big tank of a barbecue sauce and ranch...

We see nothing
but needles and syringes. - Sewer Divers

We see nothing but needles and syringes.

Ramone and his team
have checked all - Sewer Divers

Ramone and his team have checked all

Debris blocked one
of the city's culverts
during a recent storm - Sewer Divers

Debris blocked one of the city's culverts during a rece...

To smell this is worse - Sewer Divers

To smell this is worse

And while the odor
is the strongest - Sewer Divers

And while the odor is the strongest

[narrator] Ramone is used to
dealing with human waste, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Ramone is used to dealing with human waste,

A drainage culvert - Sewer Divers

A drainage culvert

This leads Ramone to believe
the source of the problem - Sewer Divers

This leads Ramone to believe the source of the problem

Mentally this just bothers me
more than poop, - Sewer Divers

Mentally this just bothers me more than poop,

But before
they can clear it out, - Sewer Divers

But before they can clear it out,

Sharps, like
needles and syringes - Sewer Divers

Sharps, like needles and syringes

[narrator] An abandoned line
is an old pipe system - Sewer Divers

[narrator] An abandoned line is an old pipe system

"It's a dirty job
but somebody's gotta do it." - Sewer Divers

"It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it....

They can puncture their gear - Sewer Divers

They can puncture their gear

But this can cause confusion
and problems down the line. - Sewer Divers

But this can cause confusion and problems down the line.

[narrator] The flooding
may look harmless, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The flooding may look harmless,

It actually stops
my whole cleaning process
this morning. - Sewer Divers

It actually stops my whole cleaning process this morning.

[bleep] - Sewer Divers

[narrator]
Now that he's suited up, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Now that he's suited up,

[narrator] Sewer systems
are hostile environments - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Sewer systems are hostile environments

And if that's severe enough, - Sewer Divers

And if that's severe enough,

[narrator] If sewage
is still being pumped in, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] If sewage is still being pumped in,

So, now this
leads us to doing
a deeper investigation - Sewer Divers

So, now this leads us to doing a deeper investigation

[narrator] There are countless
ways they could maim
or kill a sewage diver. - Sewer Divers

[narrator] There are countless ways they could maim or kill ...

Communication with
the topside team - Sewer Divers

Communication with the topside team

Damn, I've got to notify
the Commissioner
on this one. - Sewer Divers

Damn, I've got to notify the Commissioner on this one.

Water coming out the toilet,
feces, uh, paper towels, - Sewer Divers

Water coming out the toilet, feces, uh, paper towels,

It was not designed.
I know man's in the title. - Sewer Divers

It was not designed. I know man's in the title.

Can you pull up the map
for MacQuesten and Putnam? - Sewer Divers

Can you pull up the map for MacQuesten and Putnam?

If these pumps fail,
we're looking at having sewage
spill over onto our streets. - Sewer Divers

If these pumps fail, we're looking at having sewage spi...

[narrator] The best way
to find an abandoned line - Sewer Divers

[narrator] The best way to find an abandoned line

If the crew can't fix
the problem here, - Sewer Divers

If the crew can't fix the problem here,

And now, the syringes
and the needles we had - Sewer Divers

And now, the syringes and the needles we had

You're dealing with the fact
that you can't see - Sewer Divers

You're dealing with the fact that you can't see

[Ramone] There's been floods
to where they go up
to these homeowners steps, - Sewer Divers

[Ramone] There's been floods to where they go up to the...

The bottom of the water
was moving
substantially faster - Sewer Divers

The bottom of the water was moving substantially faster

[Ramone] This shows us
blueprints or something - Sewer Divers

[Ramone] This shows us blueprints or something

[narrator] But exactly
what route the needles
are taking to get here - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But exactly what route the needles are taking to ...

[Don] A lot of pipes
intertwining
into one location, - Sewer Divers

[Don] A lot of pipes intertwining into one location,

The water was fast up top.
Visually you can see it, - Sewer Divers

The water was fast up top. Visually you can see it,

[narrator] America's sewage
treatment plants process - Sewer Divers

[narrator] America's sewage treatment plants process

[indistinct conversation] - Sewer Divers

[indistinct conversation]

So now,
we're about
to do a dye test - Sewer Divers

So now, we're about to do a dye test

And because of my buoyancy,
I couldn't get to my location - Sewer Divers

And because of my buoyancy, I couldn't get to my locati...

Here it's filtered,
cleaned, and treated, - Sewer Divers

Here it's filtered, cleaned, and treated,

My comms going in and out,
that's the last thing I need. - Sewer Divers

My comms going in and out, that's the last thing I need...

Holy [bleep] look, - Sewer Divers

Holy [bleep] look,

It may have relieved itself
which is good on our half. - Sewer Divers

It may have relieved itself which is good on our half.

Coincidental there's
a medical waste center
right across the street. - Sewer Divers

Coincidental there's a medical waste center right acros...

[narrator] But before the team
can fix his comms, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But before the team can fix his comms,

And this look like this
may be the abandoned line - Sewer Divers

And this look like this may be the abandoned line

I realized how fast
that current was moving, - Sewer Divers

I realized how fast that current was moving,

[narrator] But before
any of the sewage
enters the plant, - Sewer Divers

[narrator] But before any of the sewage enters the plant,

So what we're going to do now,
we're going to go over there
and start our investigation - Sewer Divers

So what we're going to do now, we're going to go o...

For this next one, we're gonna
get as much weight - Sewer Divers

For this next one, we're gonna get as much weight

And in Cleveland,
this is done - Sewer Divers

And in Cleveland, this is done

[narrator] Using the map,
Ramone identifies - Sewer Divers

[narrator] Using the map, Ramone identifies

We had an obstruction
on the intake pipe,
about 18 inches in. - Sewer Divers

We had an obstruction on the intake pipe, about 18 inches in...

Not natural, so it's not
branches or leaves - Sewer Divers

Not natural, so it's not branches or leaves

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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

Writer: N/A

Production: Anomaly Entertainment

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

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Released: 01 Jan 2023

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

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