Saturday, May 11, 2013
The leak affected the Hammond Branch, a tributary of the Little Patuxent River.
Howard County health officials say a pipe that ruptured Friday in North Laurel released some 15,000 gallons of sewage, some of which drained into a tributary of the Little Patuxent River. The break, first observed around 6 a.m., occurred in a 12-inch main at 9705 Washington Blvd., according to a statement from Howard County Health Department spokeswoman Lisa M. de Hernandez. County utility personnel were able to plug the pipe and install a pump by about 10 a.m., but de Hernandez said that the leak impacted the Hammond Branch, a stream which flows into the Little Patuxent. Hyrdated lime—a sanitation aid used for sewage treatment—was applied to the affected land, de Hernandez said, and county health staff posted notices of the spill around …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The state environmental department will classify Sandy as a "20-year-storm" and probably will not assess sewage overflow penalties.
The Maryland Department of the Environment will likely not assess a penalty to Howard County for sewage overflow resulting from a loss of electricity at the county's wastewater plant in Savage, according to a spokesman. "As a general rule, we do not assess penalties for these types of storms," said Jay Apperson, a spokesman for MDE. Apperson said MDE does have legal agreements with large districts such as Howard County that would allow them to assess overflow fees when sewage flows into rivers, but due to the nature of superstorm Sandy, he said it wasn't likley the county would suffer any financial penalties. He said the wastewater overflow that occurred overnight Monday and Tuesday morning at the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
20 to 25 million gallons of wastewater entered Little Patuxent during the power outage that began Monday night.
County Executive Ken Ulman said 20 to 25 million gallons of wastewater entered the Little Patuxent River in Savage after the county's wastewater plant's two electricity feeders lost power Monday night during Hurricane Sandy. The Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant lost power at 11 p.m. on Monday and wastewater continued to enter the river until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Ulman. Once power was restored, the plant was no longer releasing wastewater into the river, according to county officials at the plant on Tuesday. “This is a very serious issue,” said Ulman, standing on top of one of the wastewater tanks next to the river. “We need to work with BGE to get more reliable power here.” He pointed across the river to a woodsy …
County officials said Tuesday that drinking water was safe to consume, despite the spill.
Update - 12:35 p.m. Howard County officials reported one of the electrical feeders at the wastewater plant has been restored and work is continuing on the second one. Officials noted in a statement that the wastewater treatment system and drinking water supply system are totally separate and there has been no risk to the drinking supply in the county. This story was updated at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday Two electrical feeds were cut off at the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant on Monday evening causing millions of gallons of raw sewage to overflow into the Little Patuxent River in Savage, according to the Baltimore Sun. County Executive Ken Ulman said on his Facebook page Tuesday that drinking water was safe to consume in Howard County and…
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