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Spill Contained at Lift Station

Spill Contained at Lift Station

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AMARILLO – An unauthorized discharge of untreated wastewater has been contained at the lift station at 7100 Cliffside.

The discharge contained 945,000 gallons of untreated wastewater.

The discharge began on Monday (September 16) at 7 p.m., was observed at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday (September 17) and was contained at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday (September 17).

The cause of the discharge was trash collected inside of the pump and an alarm system failure. Remediation and disinfection has been completed.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been notified of the spill, repair and remediation efforts conducted by City of Amarillo Wastewater Collections personnel.

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