Sewage spill in Coquille River


Tuesday, May 05, 2009 | 3 comment(s)

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The city of Coquille issued a notice Monday that 10,000 gallons of raw sewage mixed rainwater spilled into the Coquille River on Friday night and into Saturday. The city discovered the spill at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The city's water system, SRCA, Dean Minard and Rink Creek water districts are presently drawing water from Rink Creek Reservoir and will not be affected by the sewage plant bypass, a press release said.

The spill happened after 0.45 inches of rain fell Friday, sending a surge of stormwater into the Coquille Waste Water Plant. The surge flushed debris to the pant through the collection system and plugged the manually cleaned bar screen, causing the overflow at the sewage plant outfall at river mile 24. Saturday morning, plant staff unplugged the screen and cleaned up the spill area.

The Oregon Emergency Response System and Department of Environmental Quality were notified, the city said, and signs remain posted in the area to warn people using the Coquille River of the bypass.
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Trucker wrote on May 6, 2009 10:57 AM:

I feel the city of Coquille is being run by of crooks. We have been paying a crazy price for sewer and water here every since the city raised the rates through the roof. They told us they needed the money for a new sewer plant,and then turned around and moved into a lavish city hall.Then gave themselves a pay raise. I can't believe them when they say GOOD MORNING.

tsunami wrote on May 5, 2009 5:43 PM:

well, we can see that the world was on top of this one

Rebecca1 wrote on May 5, 2009 11:54 AM:

It is so frustrating to move back home after many years in the greater Los Angele area to find the same thing happening here-Sewage Spills. How have we become so careless & uncaring? Don't people get sick from this? It happened Friday night but the public wasn't let in until Monday? What is wrong with our leaders?


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