June 23, 2010 | Story by: Hal Goodtree | Categories: News
Cary, NC — Yesterday, a sewer overflowed into Walnut Creek near the 1100 block of Buck Jones Road. Today we know why.
The Town of Cary is reporting that a manhole lock was jimmied and a 5-gallon paint bucket shoved into the 8-inch sewer line.
The spill was reported by a citizen around noon on Tuesday. Very early estimates suggested that the spill may have been in the 5,000-gallon range, and an as-yet undetermined amount reached Walnut Creek.
Crews worked to remove the blockage, temporarily dam the creek, and clean the affected area by flushing the creek with de-chlorinated water, and then pumping the flushing water back to the sewer system.
At approximately 8:30 last night, the line was cleared and functioning normally. Clean-up continued today. The Town reported that no fishkill was observed and efforts are being coordinated with the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
If you have information about this incident, visit CrimeStoppers or call 919-226-CRIM(E).
Matt Young
June 24, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Update :
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CARY, NC— A sewer overflow near the 1100 block of Buck Jones Road in Cary resulted in an approximately 87,528 gallon spill.
The untreated waste spilled from the manhole and reached Walnut Creek; three dead minnows were found. Crews used about 618,800 gallons of dechlorinated water to flush Walnut Creek; last night’s rain helped accelerate the clean-up and dilute impacts to the creek.
Matt