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<br /> Roughly 30,000 gallons of caused somewhere between 7
<br /> raw sewage spilled into 2000 and 5,000 gallons of sew -
<br /> Clearwater Creek at the inter- age to discharge. Moeller •
<br /> section of Cedar and Elmcrest couldn't give precise figures,
<br /> Avenues on June 17. The sewer but estimates that since its con-
<br /> cracked again on June 18, about struction in 1977, this portion
<br /> 200 yards from the first break, of the sewer line has broken at
<br /> spillmg another 2,000 to 3,000 Least 8 times. "less than 1,000
<br /> gallons of sewage. feet of the line would be likely 4 ''
<br /> Former resident and former to release into the creek, if we
<br /> Hugo councilman Marvin have a failure," he said.
<br /> LaValle reported the first spill Soil conditions make that area • -
<br /> which was caused by a crack in of the forced sewer main vul- '
<br /> the lateral section of the sewer nerable to corrosion, explained
<br /> line that runs west through Moeller. He's found corrosion
<br /> Hugo, Lino Lakes, under 35E along the entire length of the
<br /> and into Centerville. main. The metal pipe and that ;
<br /> According to Linda Henning, type of soil causes localized .°
<br /> information officer for the Met- corrosion, said Moeller. It is ' Ilf 11s gi 4 ' :
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<br /> ropolitan Council Environen- impossible to anticipate where 'ti1Fn► - •
<br /> tab Services, all but 10,000 gal corrosion might occur, he said. • r r . -
<br /> bons of sewage from the first The good news is that Envi „ t°+.. . , : wr •
<br /> spill was recovered. The second ronmental Services is getting +" r e r ,. , w . - .. < r :, g
<br /> leak was discovered and re- ready to make $2.8 million in '4 • t - a , ♦ ,,t + l'?
<br /> paired within several hours and improvements to fix the prob- fit '' t C
<br /> entirely cleaned up, said lem. The departmentis slated to {i p
<br /> z. fall 400" Henning . begin work shortly after the July x r > ,
<br /> As of June 22, fecal coliform 4 holiday to install a new lift , g , � •- . 0 r , N- r 4
<br /> bacteria in water samples taken station in Centerville. The a ,,� i ,,, - 1 . a
<br /> at the site were at "background" project has been in planning for M : ,,, „ r„ .
<br /> levels said Henning. Since the over a year A forced mainline "^` s r $ � < •
<br /> department down t regulazly will run into Lino Lakes and '" 4,.
<br /> test the ditch for fecal contamf- connect to a gravity sewer sys- . t ??
<br /> nation, they don't know how tem through Hugo. The new
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<br /> much coliform is normally con- nine will be made of nlastic .. .,
<br /> illlit'A in ine creek. LC li.c t.ic which wont b e v ulnerable to °*" ,. 7r-." ' . Jf# ' e'
<br /> monitors the same sort of corrosion prob-
<br /> Watershed regularly - #. _ -" "' '` ' " .r `°`
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<br /> the creek but they don't sample lems, he said. The new lift sta- . a ,-,, . * "5.
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<br /> we water for bacteria, Lney rhea- non and new pipe system com y ' , t � �; `4. '
<br /> sure phosphates. Water from bitted should solve the problem, '. l
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<br /> Clearwater Creek flows into said Muller. 5 `
<br /> Lake Peltier Estimated completion date ,,'•' , �-, , - , w 1,,;x, .. ,,.
<br /> Henning said the spill is con- for the project is next May, but _ s 4� " '° . , , -, . .,_,,,,
<br /> sidered relatively small but "ob- it could be complete by as early °'"t , ` °.� ,. „z w..%-.“--4-:-4.,..s
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<br /> viously, we would prefer not to this fall s ±a y^a ' " ` '" ,
<br /> have any,. ' e"' � ; c �. . - r,.. - . , ' ,, "'g • Accordine to George Brice°, r ' -,
<br /> inorganic chemist with WR &R - ` ' + ` ' Kr ' ' ` w
<br /> Environmental Services in Eau
<br /> Claire, under Wisconsin law,
<br /> when there is a sewage will the . Pitzen qualified to compete in the Nationa
<br /> site must be tested five tunes for
<br /> a month. If 5 percent of the Championships in Springflekl Ill. in July. For the fu]
<br /> samples test positive for fecal
<br /> contamination, the state consid- • d out of
<br /> ers -2 culverts
<br /> pl C ounty may pay for JD
<br /> wheth That es to an site
<br /> whether it is a ditch, culvert, viously it c that v our responsibilir
<br /> field, or creek. By Hannah Trlsen, P d
<br /> ublisher • do it orrectly. ..I think it is an ob:
<br /> The forced sewer main has a Washington County will consider paying for replacing and re- the engineer keeps telling me it i
<br /> history of breaking. According setting the culverts at Harrow Avenue and Washington CR-4 at biltty.
<br /> to Bill Moeller, manager in their July Count Commissioner Dennis R estimates it will cost
<br /> charge of reg maintenance Hegberg rreeqq uested the issue be p on the agenda after hold- reset the culverts. Meanwhile tl
<br /> of the 8. In n the line broke twice August 1998 a break ins p a worksho board meeting.
<br /> JD -2 in June. Rice Creek Watershed Dis- agency to take responsibility fo�
<br /> in 1998. Since 1998, Hugo has spent $7,
<br /> caused about 3,000 gallons of pct requested they hold the workshop
<br /> raw sewage to discharge and m He said isn't sure, but thinks he's got enough support
<br /> November another break to get t a a motion to o reset the culverts passed. . "We built CR 4, ob Turn to CULVERTS on
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