In an effort to keep the public informed of Public Works activities, please be aware that there
was a Sanitary Sewer Overflow at the City of Salisbury Wastewater Treatment Plant on Sunday,
April 14, 2013 from 5:00 am to 8:00 am. A pump failed in the Internal Recycle Pump Station
which caused partially treated wastewater to enter the storm drain system and the Wicomico
River. Repairs are being made at the pump station as the cause of the overflow is being fully
investigated to include a thorough investigation of all personnel involved with the operation of
the station where the release occurred. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken, if
necessary, both during and at the conclusion of the investigation.
The quantity of the Sanitary Sewer Overflow was approximately 29,390 gallons, but was initially
thought to be less. Based on the revised calculation of the size of the overflow, the Wicomico
County Health Department has requested a public notification, which would not have been
required for a lesser amount. “Swimming and Fishing Advisory” signs were posted along the
Wicomico River on Sunday. According to the amount of the overflow, the sewage would
have dissipated, in the Wicomico River, in 6 hours. River sampling will begin on Wednesday
and will continue until the Wicomico County Health Department discontinues the river testing.
If you have any questions, please call the Public Works Department at 410-548-3170.
17 comments:
here we go again.
As someone who had to go to an infectious disease specialist and live on strong antibiotics for an entire summer 15 years ago after getting cut while out water skiing in the Wicomico river I can only imagine what bacteria are growing in that river currently. They never did figure out what I had contracted from that nasty river.
STAY OUT!
If it were not For The City of Salisbury and Barrie's wonderful WWTP, the Wicomico River would likely be pollution free. Don't you just love it when government is the the people's worst enemy. On a closing note, just wanted to thank Barrie again for this fiasco. It will always belong to you. Damn woman, you just about destroyed our city with every decision you made. Good riddance!
Happens to many times to been an accident. Where was everybody at?
When the WWTP is over capacity you can always count on an'accidental" spill. Salisbury will look like Detroit once Palmer exploits it for every last dollar-looks like that propaganda piece in the Metropolitan paid off,,,,
Salisbury will start smelling like a sewer soon especially with the New city council.
so that's why they were flushing the mains at 1 or 2 am the next morning?
never told a soul! f the people! someone should be fired over this!
They were playing UNO®. But first they drew straws to determine who was going to open the valves this time.
Just another how many million this time? All in a day's work.(get it?)
they have some nerve charging the taxpayers for this cluster eff!
This is a good reason to make sure Wiber never represents the city as our attorney again.
Which is worse,flowing into the river or backing up into our fair city? An inadequate WWTP must do one or the other,so was this an accident?
Can't wait to party at Gillis's new place on the river and count the turds floating as I eat.
Correct 11:23. It's cheaper to pay the fine than to process the sh*t.
Wait! Can't be true! Our Mayor settled this. Everything is OK. I believed him, didn't you? NOT!
It's part of the design.., dumping what it can't process.
9:28 we talking Ireton's brain or the sewer plant?
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