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February 13, 2006

Jamestown sewer spill

About 164,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the Deep River Friday morning in Jamestown when sewage backed up at a pump station Duke Power was working on, Jamestown Public Works Director Winn Underhill said Monday.

Power to the pump station had to be cut off while Duke Power worked on a new service for the pump station, Underhill said. The station’s generator kicked on, but it failed to keep running a grinder that prevents backups from large debris in the sewage.

Untreated sewage spilled from 8:45 a.m. until about 11:20 p.m. at 5005 Harvey Road, Underhill said. Duke notified the town of the problem in the early afternoon, after power was restored to the pump station. Underhill said state officials were notified as well as the city of High Point since it is down river.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at February 13, 2006 4:12 PM