Partially Treated Wastewater Spill at Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
Date: February 8, 2008
(Salisbury, Maryland) – The City is in the fourth year of a major upgrade to the City’s WWTP. The upgrade includes construction of many new treatment systems.
An underground process line serving one of the new systems began leaking on February 7th between 9:50 pm and 10:12 pm resulting in partially treated wastewater entering an on site stormdrain that feeds into the Wicomico River.
The Wicomico County Environmental Health Department advises that swimming, fishing, and water contact should be avoided in the Wicomico River from the City Park to the Upper Ferry. This advisory is in effect until further notice or when water samples show acceptable bacteria levels.
The partially treated wastewater spilled from the WWTP process line was approximately 173,000 gallons (roughly 9% of total flow received and fully treated).
The process line is being replaced by the upgrade contractor.
The spill was reported to the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Wicomico County Environmental Health Department.
The City will be taking samples of the Wicomico River and water quality testing will be performed.
For more information, contact James Caldwell, Director of Public Works (410) 548-3170.
A Team of Teams Making a Difference! JAMES S. CALDWELL, P.E. DIRECTOR NEWELL W. MESSICK III, P.E. DEPUTY DIRECTOR Government Office Building 125 North Division Street Salisbury, MD 21801-4940 Phone: (410) 548-3170 Fax: (410) 548-3107
Side Note: Let's not forget someone already admitted the leak started the night before and NOT just for the 22 minutes they mention!
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1 comment:
By the time you contact the EPA that does nothing, the MDE that does nothing, your congressman that does nothing, your local government that does nothing one may tend to get complacent, NOT ME!
OK Frank Kratovil, I didn't vote for you Frank, however you are now my congressional representitive and now here's your time to shine and make me eat crow.
What can you do to get us some help to end this mess killing the Wicomico River? Army Corps of Engineers? Please help us save our river that helps feed our economy.
There will be a time we will no longer be able to blame it on farmers. Farmers are a dying breed. How many people out there want your kids to grow up to be farmers?
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