BALTIMORE - Last night's massive storm resulted in two sewer overflows last night. One occurred in the 1700 block of E. Chase Street. It was reported at 8:20 PM and stopped at 2:00 AM. It is estimated that approximately 114,000 gallons of wastewater was released which entered the Harbor.

The second event occurred at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Facility in Wagner's Point. Rain infiltration into the sewer lines, and a brief electrical disruption, resulted in an overflow of approximately 50,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater entering the Patapsco River at this location.

The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Baltimore City Health Department have been notified of these events.

Residents are reminded that because of the likelihood of pollution, urban waterways are considered unsafe and should not be used for swimming, wading, or recreation.

Baltimore City is in the construction phase of a $1 Billion Consent Decree Program to rehabilitate our sewer infrastructure which will help to reduce sewer overflows. At this time over $100,000,000 in sewer rehabilitation projects are occurring throughout the City.
 
ALSO STORM RELATED: Department of Public Works crews, along with Baltimore City Department of Transportation, and State Highway Administration crews responded to flooding on I-295 in the City early this morning. Runoff pushed mud and leaves into the storm drains at several locations. Crews removed storm drain grates and cleared the blockages. Other cleanup work continues to remove mud from the roadway.