Wastewater Discharge in Wellsburg

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:29:08 CDT

A WASTEWATER DISCHARGE IN WELLSBURG MONDAY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. CREWS HAD BEEN MAKING REPAIRS TO THE CITY’S SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM , WHEN A CONTRACTOR INSTALLING A NEW SEWER MAIN BROKE THE EXISTING SEWER FORCE MAIN. THE WASTEWATER RAN INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH, WHICH FLOWS TO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SOUTH BEAVER CREEK. OFFICIALS IN WELLSBURG DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH WASTEWATER HAS DISCHARGED OR WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED.

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