> ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:34:26 AM PST > From: "KMCD News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: E-NEWS 2/26/07 [radio station news from Fairfield]
SOUTHEAST IOWA NEWS Weather Announcements and Power Outages Power Outages Create Sewer Bypasses in Fairfield Weather-related power outages have caused bypasses of sewage in at least two eastern Iowa cities, the most serious occurring in Fairfield. By early Saturday evening, Fairfield was still without electricity. Bypassing of sewage was taking place in Crow Creek from pumping stations and generators were being used to prevent sewage from backing up in the plant. "This is a potentially serious situation because if the plant backs up with wastewater, significant damage could occur to the electrical equipment inside," said Russell Royce, an environmental specialist for the DNR's field office in Washington. Although bypassing of sewage is never a desirable situation, it does sometimes have to be done if the result could be to have sewage back up into private homes and businesses which would create a greater risk to human health. It is anticipated, because of the weather-related power outages, that additional bypassing of sewage could occur in affected hours due to the combination of lost power shutting down pumps and the increased flow because of precipitation. -- E-News is a free service of http://RadioVillage.com Feel free to forward E-News to your friends all over the world!
