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Resident raises concerns over sewer overflows and water taste; city staff outline reporting and infrastructure work
Summary
A resident urged more transparency and infrastructure investment after multiple sanitary sewer overflows and reported water taste/odor. City Water Resource Management Director Eric Carson explained SSO reporting, rehabilitation efforts and regional causes for taste/odor tied to drought and algae blooms.
Auburn resident Robert Wilkins told the City Council on April 21 that recent sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and reports of sewage-like taste and odor in tap water have left residents concerned and demanding transparency about infrastructure performance and public spending.
"We deserve full transparency on whether there is any connection," Wilkins said, listing SSO incidents on March 9 (near 101 Carter Street), March 18 (wooded area beside 604 South Dean Road), April 10 (near 344 Bowden Drive) and April 15 (median of West Magnolia Avenue). He said the city's system has grown since early plants were built and that residents are paying "premium rates for a system that keeps overflowing." He also criticized what he characterized as large corporate incentives and urged a citizen-majority task force and clearer public…
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