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City reports sanitary sewer overflow, IEPA notified; DO levels recover, cleanup continues
Summary
Staff reported an SSO near 1020 Dallas Road, notified the Illinois EPA within 24 hours, and said dissolved oxygen levels returned to acceptable ranges after cleanup; the city is pursuing vegetation cleanup and further inspection of pipes and manholes.
Public works staff updated the Committee of the Whole on July 14 about a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) discovered at 1020 Dallas Road earlier in the week.
"The crews were notified Monday morning of a sewage smell" and upon inspection found an overflowing manhole and bubbling into vegetation, Public Works (Brian) said. The city contacted the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) within 24 hours, brought in contractor equipment when the city's jetter truck was unavailable, and used vacuum…
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