Untreated wastewater discharged into river
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By Times Staff | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |
The cities of Clinton and Davenport say sewer equipment problems caused wastewater discharges into public waterways, according to city reports to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
In Davenport, city employees discovered a crack in a sewer pipe along Silver Creek at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The city estimated the cracked pipe sent between 50 and 100 gallons of untreated wastewater per day to Silver Creek. The pipe was expected to be repaired Wednesday. Silver Creek flows into Duck Creek several miles before Duck Creek meets the Mississippi River.
In Clinton, a pump plugged with leaves and debris was sending untreated wastewater to the Mississippi River. City employees stopped the discharge from the 20th Ave. pumping station around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and estimate the discharge may have began Sunday. The city has removed the debris and the pump is operating again.
The amount discharged is currently unknown, the DNR said.
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