Baltimore City Department of Public Works Reports Sewer Overflow

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Baltimore - A Sanitary Sewer overflow occurred the evening of June 27 at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wagner’s Point. The overflow began at approximately 5:30 P.M. and, except for a minor residual, was stopped about 9:30 P.M. Early estimates place the overflow at about 100,000 to 150,000 gallons. This wastewater entered the Patapsco River in the Outer Harbor.

It is believed that the cause was a massive inflow of stormwater entering the sewer lines as a result of the day's prolonged hard rain. The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Baltimore City Health Department have been notified of this event.

Baltimore City is in the construction phase of a $1 Billion Consent Decree Program to rehabilitate our sewer infrastructure which will help to reduce sewer overflows. At this time $100,000,000 in sewer rehabilitation projects are occurring throughout the City.

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