Sewage spill overwhelms Sedona pump station during heavy rain

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 04:02 · Archive

An estimated 2,700 gallons of sewage spilled into Sedona's Oak Creek when heavy rainfall overwhelmed a pump station.

An estimated 2,700 gallons of sewage spilled into Sedona's Oak Creek on Sunday morning near Bear Wallow Lane after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Bear Wallow Pump Station. According to Sedona city officials, the pumps could not keep up with the flow rate during the downpour. The spill occurred at around 9:45 a.m., and pumper trucks were sent to assist. Normal operations at the pump station resumed at around 11:15 a.m.

Officials said they did not notify residents of the spill because of active evacuations in the area. Water quality sampling was not conducted due to safety concerns. The incident follows a similar sewage spill the previous Sunday, when between 1,000 and 5,000 gallons of untreated wastewater entered Oak Creek. That earlier spill was contained within two hours and the affected area was disinfected. Crews traced that incident to a grease clog at a restaurant, which caused wastewater to flow from a manhole into a storm drain and into the creek.

How it is being reported

• Thousands more gallons of sewage spill into Sedona’s Oak CreekThousands of gallons of sewage spilled into Sedona’s Oak Creek on Sunday as heavy rainfall overwhelmed local pump stations, according to Sedona city officials.KOLD · 2 Nov, 01:02
• Thousands more gallons of sewage spill into Sedona’s Oak CreekThousands of gallons of sewage spilled into Sedona’s Oak Creek on Sunday as heavy rainfall overwhelmed local pump stations, according to Sedona city officials.Azfamily · 2 Nov, 01:02

In this story: Sedona · Oak Creek · Bear Wallow Lane · Bear Wallow Pump Station

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