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City staff reports Bionna Creek pump-plant spill; council adopts improved notification and contractor requirements
Summary
Bureau of Sanitation officials briefed the council on a Nov. 3 spill at the Bionna Creek pump plant that released about 251,000 gallons of wastewater; the council adopted staff recommendations to improve contractor backup power procedures, notification practices and beach signage.
City Bureau of Sanitation officials briefed the City Council on Dec. 14 about a wastewater spill tied to a failure during construction at the Bionna Creek Pumping Plant on Nov. 3. Assistant director Jim Langley told the council the plant—one of the city's larger pump stations—was undergoing upgrades and a bypass was in place during construction.
Langley said an off-site power outage caused by a vehicle striking a power pole cut primary power…
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