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City crews respond to large foam discharge at Stone Street; industry forced main traced as source, investigation ongoing
Summary
A heavy foam discharge from a manhole at Stone Street and Kennedy Drive prompted a multi-agency response; staff traced the flow to a factory forced main, applied defoamer, removed foam and are tallying costs while pursuing potential MS4 enforcement and further investigation.
Kankakee City staff described a significant foam discharge late Friday that emerged from a buried manhole at Stone Street and Kennedy Drive and briefly closed northbound lanes on Kennedy Drive to protect cleanup crews.
Superintendent Newton said crews traced the foam to the factory’s forced main, which discharges directly to the city collection system with no other connections. "It did look like a like a bubble bath," Newton said, describing heavy foam that,…
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