Madison: Sewer Operational After Quick Engineering Response to Weekend Overflow
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~ Residents of the 3900 block of Regent Street in Madison, Wisconsin were affected by a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) on September 9th, 2023. The overflow occurred at 6 a.m. from a City sanitary sewer access cover (manhole).

The City of Madison Engineering Division responded quickly and managed to contain the wastewater in the ditch just north of Regent Street in Hoyt Park. A local resident noticed the overflow and reported it to the authorities, who arrived at 7 a.m. and stopped the SSO by 7:15 a.m., vacuuming water from the manhole and cleaning up the area afterwards.

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The cause of the overflow was due to high volumes of water and plumbing issues from the Hoyt Park Restroom Facility, which were corrected after turning off its water supply.

In accordance with Wisconsin State Law, this incident was reported in compliance with both the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Administrative Code and the City of Madison's Capacity, Maintenance, Operations & Management (CMOM) Program.

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