[Durham INC] Durham Contains River Forest Park Sewer Spill

[Don Moffitt]

You might add info about back flow preventers.
Don

On Thursday, February 5, 2015, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Given that this is the second spill already this year, maybe INC should
> get a presentation or info to cascade to list-serves about:
>
>    - What can residents do to help the sewer system?
>    - What is the city doing -- and what additional resources are needed
>    -- to prevent sewer blocks?  I have seen Chapel Hill's sewer cleaner
>    machine at events there.
>    - Are there ways to get damage from sewage into one's insurance policy?
>
>
> Regards, pat
>
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> From: PublicAffairs at durhamnc.gov
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> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 22:02:20 +0000
> Subject: [Durham INC] Durham Contains River Forest Park Sewer Spill
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> *CITY OF DURHAM*
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> *Water Management Department*
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> *Water& Sewer Maintenance Division*
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> 1100 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy
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> Durham, NC 27707
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> *News Release*
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> *For Details, Contact:*
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> Junior Mobley
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> Assistant Superintendent,
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> Water & Sewer Maintenance Division
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> (919) 560-4344
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> Junior.Mobley at DurhamNC.gov
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> For Immediate Release:  February 4, 2015
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> *City of Durham Contains Sewer Spill at River Forest Park*
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> DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham Water Management Department reports that
> a sanitary sewer manhole, located on Wake Robin Lane inside River Forest
> Park, was found overflowing at 1:30 p.m. on February 3, 2015.
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> Approximately 432,000 gallons of sewage spilled from the sanitary sewer
> system into an unnamed tributary of the Eno River. The overflow was caused
> by roots and grease that clogged the sewer system. The overflow ended at
> 3:30 p.m. on February 3, 2015.
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> The surrounding area is under remediation and there are no immediate
> visible adverse environmental impacts or hazards to persons or property.
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> The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources has been notified.
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> *About the Water Management Department*
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> The Water Management Department is responsible for the operation and
> maintenance of Durham's water supply, water treatment and water reclamation
> (wastewater treatment) facilities, the collection and distribution systems
> (including meter reading), and customer billing services. The department
> has a wide variety of support divisions and programs to maintain the
> existing infrastructure that provide these integral services and strive to
> be a responsible steward of the City’s physical assets. For information,
> visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/dwm or “like” Durham Saves Water at
> http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamSavesWater.
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