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Posted on: September 24, 2013

[ARCHIVED] Plugged Pipe Causes Sanitary Sewer Overflow in Dubuque

DUBUQUE, IOWA – A plugged sanitary sewer pipe located in a wooded area north of Dodge Street and east of University caused untreated wastewater to flow onto the ground and into the north fork of the Catfish Creek.

Street and east of University caused untreated wastewater to flow onto the ground and into DUBUQUE, IOWA – A plugged sanitary sewer pipe located in a wooded area north of Dodge the north fork of the Catfish Creek.

The City of Dubuque Public Works Department was notified by the public of an odor in the area and a crew located the overflow around 9:00 a.m. this morning. Additional help and equipment was dispatched to the area to remove the plug and route the untreated wastewater back into the sanitary sewer system.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources cautions people to keep their children and pets away from the noted area, which is posted, for forty-eight (48) hours.

For more information, contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Manchester Field Office at 563-927-2640 or John Klostermann at 563-589-4250.

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