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Resident tells West Columbia council raw sewage at 1020 Natchez Trail is making her family sick

City of West Columbia City Council · December 3, 2025
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At a City of West Columbia council meeting, resident Corina Helgason urged the council and city attorney to address alleged raw sewage at her home at 1020 Natchez Trail, saying her children have repeatedly fallen ill and requesting a direct meeting with city counsel.

Corina Helgason told the City of West Columbia council that raw sewage accumulating behind a retaining wall at her home, 1020 Natchez Trail, is making her family sick and asked the city and its attorney to meet with her.

“The raw sewage exposure is literally killing us,” Helgason said, and added that her children suffer from illnesses she described as “E. Coli to strep throat.” She said the condition has…

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