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Washington, IA 52353
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Sanitary sewer overflows
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Feb. 27, 2019 11:21 am
The city of Fairfield experienced four sanitary sewer overflows on Saturday, Feb. 23 and continued into the early morning of Feb. 24. This was due to the city receiving 1.2 inches of rain fall on Saturday the 23rd combined with the large amount of snowmelt. This resulted in 529,834 gallons of overflow.
The city of Fairfield is actively working towards eliminating overflows in the city. Step 1 of the sanitary sewer replacement has been completed with the treatment facility currently in reconstruction. Step 2 of the sanitary sewer replacement has been designed and will soon be going out to bid.
