City DPW Reports Sanitary Sewer Overflow

Monday May 5th, 2014

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BALTIMORE, MD (May 5, 2014) – The Baltimore City Department of Public Works announced that a sanitary sewer overflow originating at 900 Rutland Ave. released an estimated 29,950 gallons of sewage into the Baltimore Harbor last week.

The overflow was reported at 12:38 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, and corrected Thursday, May 2, at 8:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Wilkens Avenue. Sand or gravel in the sewer line clogged the flow when heavy rains infiltrated the line, and the sewage flowed out of a manhole. 

The DPW encourages residents to report suspected sewer overflows to 311. The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Baltimore City Health Department have been notified of this event. 

For more information about health concerns as a result of overflows, please visit the Baltimore City Health Department website athttp://www.baltimorehealth.org/water.html.

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