Heavy Rain Causes Problems With Drinking Water And Sewer
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Rains and flooding over the weekend in
northwest Arkansas have caused problems for both drinking-water
plants and sewage-treatment plants.
Huge amounts of sediment washed into the White River because of
the rain, making Beaver Lake water its muddiest ever. Water
treatment plants reported murky water at record levels. Officials
said some areas upstream of the district`s intake reported as much
as a foot of rain over three days.
Alan Fortenberry, chief executive officer of Beaver Water
District, said the dirt suspended in the water is difficult and
expensive to remove.
Heavy flooding south of Fayetteville also caused sewage
overflows at lift stations and manholes. John Tenberge,
administrative assistant for OMI, the company operating
Fayetteville`s wastewater plant, said the operation got hit hard.
When lift stations are flooded, sewage overflows.
Overflows are common problems during heavy rain or flooding.
Additional flow from storm water mixes with regular sewage.
