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PUC reports treated effluent leak from cast-iron force main at Islas Creek; temporary repair made

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · July 28, 2015
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Staff told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that divers found a roughly 2-by-10-inch crack in a 36-inch cast-iron force main at Islas Creek and performed a temporary repair; officials said the discharge was treated effluent and no untreated sewage reached the bay.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard an emergency report that divers located and temporarily repaired a leak in a force main at Islas Creek that released treated effluent into a creek area near Pier 80.

Tommy Moore, identified in the meeting record as an assistant general manager handling wastewater operations, said divers inspected two pipes crossing the creek and found the 36-inch line had an elongated crack measuring about “2 inches by 10 inches,” which…

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