Fairhope, Alabama
STORM WATER INTRUSION INTO SYSTEM
Several sewage overflows were reported in the usual places during tropical storm Gordon, the largest being 180K gallons from the Valley Street lift station; overflows were also reported on McGowin Drive, a manhole on Young Street, and a manhole on Mershon Street.
Total overflow of highly-diluted sewage was about 300K gallons.
As storm water leaks in to old or damaged pipes, it overwhelms their capacity and lift stations downstream.
About six inches of rain fell in the area due to Gordon.
A $13+ million upgrade to the city's sewage system to prevent overflows is currently in the engineering phase.
Sometimes damaged sewer access pipe caps in citizens' yards allow the rainwater to get in; others deliberately divert storm water from their property into city sewage pipes.
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| Valley St. lift station |
STORM WATER INTRUSION INTO SYSTEM
Several sewage overflows were reported in the usual places during tropical storm Gordon, the largest being 180K gallons from the Valley Street lift station; overflows were also reported on McGowin Drive, a manhole on Young Street, and a manhole on Mershon Street.
Total overflow of highly-diluted sewage was about 300K gallons.
As storm water leaks in to old or damaged pipes, it overwhelms their capacity and lift stations downstream.
About six inches of rain fell in the area due to Gordon.
A $13+ million upgrade to the city's sewage system to prevent overflows is currently in the engineering phase.
Sometimes damaged sewer access pipe caps in citizens' yards allow the rainwater to get in; others deliberately divert storm water from their property into city sewage pipes.
Comments
All of this compiled with the antiquated system, the influx of new residence and the lack of knowledge to the public is an influence to the out come of a viable system.
If a proper city council and public would implement a methane caption system, as done in many other countries, and farms(done in US )would help curtail the issue.The lack of appropriate spending on applied systems rather than purchasing and unnecessary expenditures shows the infrastructure is not a priority.But the explosion of development is much more important to a reelection campaign,but since no one go to the polls we will continue in the current formate everyone grips about.