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Beaumont declares local emergency after Fairway Canyon sewer main collapse; city manager authorized up to $500,000
Summary
Beaumont city council declared a local state of emergency after a 15-inch sewer main failed near Hogan Drive in Fairway Canyon, approving up to $500,000 for immediate repairs and bypass pumping to stop raw sewage. Staff warned of additional costs and said the city will report back at subsequent council meetings.
Beaumont city council on March 4 adopted a resolution declaring a local state of emergency after a sewer mainline failure adjacent to Hogan Drive in the Fairway Canyon neighborhood, and authorized emergency expenditures not to exceed $500,000 to stop sewage flow and stabilize the site.
City Manager Elizabeth Gibbs told the council the failure — described in staff photos and plans — produced a manhole collapse and active raw sewage entering a nearby creek. She said crews installed a bypass pump to divert flow to a downstream manhole and…
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