CFPUA crews stopped a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) Saturday afternoon near Silver Grass Court in Ogden.
CFPUA was alerted to the SSO at 7 a.m. Saturday. Crews determined that the overflow was caused by a large blockage in the sewer system and began pump-and-haul operations to prevent as much wastewater as possible from escaping.
The SSO was stopped at 12:25 p.m. An estimated 1,950 gallons of untreated wastewater was lost during the SSO and discharged into a storm drain that leads to Smith Creek.
N.C. Emergency Management has been notified and CFPUA staff have begun water sampling to determine whether the SSO has had any impact on water quality.
The blockage in the sewer main was caused by a combination of grease and debris such as wipes and other non-flushable materials. CFPUA reminds customers to properly dispose of grease and cooking oils in the trash and to never flush any product other than toilet paper.
For more information on preventing SSOs, visit www.cfpua.org/733/Preventing-Sewer-Backups.