Iowa DNR News

Environmental Services Division

 

For immediate release                                                                             April 14, 2009

 

CORALVILLE HAS WASTEWATER RELEASE

 

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

 

CORALVILLE – A ruptured sewer force main in the middle of Clear Creek in Coralville sent less than 10,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into the creek Tuesday morning.

 

 City staff were notified of the ruptured main about 8:30 a.m. and stopped the bypass by 12:30 p.m.

 

The area of the rupture is south of the railroad tracks, about one-fourth mile south of the 400 block on Highway 6.

 

The DNR asked that children and pets avoid contact with the stream for 48 hours.

 

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Karen Grimes

Communications Bureau

Iowa DNR

502 East Ninth Street

Des Moines, IA 50319-0034

(515) 281-5135

 


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