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Heavy April storms drove seven sanitary sewer overflows, utilities presenter says
Summary
Scott Murphy of InfoMark told the Fayetteville City Utilities Committee on May 13 that two extreme April storms produced seven sanitary sewer overflows and three NPDES permit exceedances, forcing equipment repairs and prompting a multi-part mitigation plan.
Scott Murphy, a representative of InfoMark that manages the city's wastewater plants and lift stations, told the Fayetteville City Utilities Committee on May 13 that two extreme rain events in April produced unusually high flows that strained treatment and collection facilities.
"April for us was a really tough month," Murphy said. "We had 7 sanitary sewer overflows at the lift station. Bear in mind, we have 60 lift stations." He told the committee the two large storms produced about 8.5 inches of rain in early April and roughly 5 inches in a second event later in the month.
Why it matters: the excess flows pushed some plant processes past operational limits, producing three NPDES permit exceedances and damage to…
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