Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Services Division

 

For Immediate Release                                                   November 12, 2008

 

WASTEWATER DISCHARGES TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN DAVENPORT

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Brian Lee at (319) 653-2135 or [log in to unmask]

 

DAVENPORT — A plugged sewer line led to two wastewater discharges in Davenport on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

About 500 gallons of untreated wastewater reached the Mississippi River following an hour-long discharge that began at 11 p.m. Tuesday. Crews opened the sewer line along Fernwood Avenue, but it plugged again, causing another discharge beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

 

The discharge remains ongoing as city staff are working on cleaning the line Wednesday morning.

 

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