McKinley Park sewage water concerns grow as storm approaches

Sacramento has a combined sewer system, and when the system is overloaded, rain can cause sanitary sewer overflow

Sacramento has a combined sewer system, and when the system is overloaded, rain can cause sanitary sewer overflow

RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE HEALTH ACTIVITS. WE WANT TO RETURN TO OUR COVERAGE OF THIS UPCOMING STM.OR RESIDENTS IN AN EAST SACRAMENTO NEIGHBORHOOD ARE WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FLOODING AND WHAT COULD COME WITH IT. KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS, AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S BIG STORM ABOUT THE POTENTLIA SANITARY PROBLEMS THEY COULD FACE. >> VERY DIRTY WATER. ERIN: AFTER THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT RAIN OF THE YEAR- - >> ITS PRETTY DEEP OVER ON 33RD IT’S BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC LANE. ERIN: PEOPLE LIVING NREA MCKINLEY PARK HOPE FLOODING ISSUES FROM THE PA WSTON’T BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. THESE PICTURES FROM OV TER LAST DECADE, SHOWING JUST HOW BAD IT CAN GET, TAKEN FOBERE THE LONG-AWAITED WATER VAULT PROJECT TOOK HOLD, NOW THE VAULT IS COMPLETE, BUT NEIGHBORS SAY THEY STILL SEE ISSUES. >> YOU COULD GUARANTEE YOU COULD FIND E. COLI IN THERE IT CAME UP OUT OF THE DRAIN. ERIN: THIS VIEWER VIDEO OF WARTE BACKING UP OVER SIDEWALKANS ACROSS STREETS CAPTURED AFTER THE LA RSTAIN, HAS NEIGHBORS LIKE MELINDA JOHNSON WORRIED. >> WHEN THE SYSTEM IS OVERWHELMED, WE GET THIS IN OUR STRE WETHICH IS JUST A COMBINATION OF RUNOFF WATER AND SEWAGE SLUDGE. ERIN: THE CITY TELLING KA CR HAS A COMBINED SYSTEM, AND WHEN OVERLOADED WITH RAIN SANITARY SEWER OUTFLOW CAN HAPPEN. >> ONCE IT RECEDES, ISTH IS WHAT YOU GET, YOU GET THE SLUDGE. IN: ERJOHNSON SAYS SHE WORRIED FOR YOUNG EAST SACRAMEONT FAMILIES, LIKE SUMMER SHEEHYND A HER DAUGHTER. >> WE’RE PRETTY EXCITED TO SPLASH IN THE PUDDLES TOMORROW, WE’VE GOT THE GALOSHES ALL LINED UP. I’M NOT REALLY WORRIED ABOUT FLOODING. ERIN: THE CITY OF SACRAMEONT TELLING KCRA DURING THE ST SEVERAL DAYS THEIR CREWS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA AND OBSERVED SEVERAL CLOGGED STORM DRAINS DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS BUT DID NOT OBSERVE SANITARY SEWER OUTFLOWS. SAYING WHEN OUTFLOWS HAPN PE AVERAGE, THEY CONTAIN LESS THAN 5% SEWAGE. BUT THEY DIDN’T ANSWER IF THE SEWAGE IS TREATED OR RAW. THE CITY ALSO EXPLAINS THE VLTAU IS WORKING AS ITS INTEND.ED >> THERE SHOULD NOT BE WATER IN THERE. ERIN: THOUGH WITH THE MAJOR STORM FORECASTED FOR SUNDAY, JOHNSON SAYS SHE’S MADE PLANSO T LEAVE. >> I’M NOT STAYING AT MY NOW HOME, I’M GOING TO BE STAYING AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE, BECAUSE I AM FRIGHTENED. ER:IN WITH THE HOPE THAT DOWNED TREES AND DIRTY WATER WON’T WREAK HAVOC ON HER NEIGHBORHD.OO IN SACRAMENTO, ERIN HEFT, KC 3RA NEWS. WALTER: AND REMEMBER ONCE AGAIN

McKinley Park sewage water concerns grow as storm approaches

Sacramento has a combined sewer system, and when the system is overloaded, rain can cause sanitary sewer overflow

As Sunday's storm approaches, concerns over sewage water seeping into East Sacramento are growing.KCRA 3 viewer video and pictures of water accumulated in gutters and across sidewalks after an earlier storm has some neighbors worried Sunday’s rain will prove disastrous. "I’m not staying at my own home, I’m going to be staying at a family member's house, because I am frightened," said Melinda Johnson, a lifelong McKinley Park resident. Scared of the potential of downed trees and sewage water leakage, Johnson says she's disgusted."When the system is overwhelmed, we get this in our street," Johnson said as she pointed at brown-colored mush in the gutters, which she says is a combination of runoff water and sewage sludge.City officials said Sacramento has a combined sewer system, and when the system is overloaded, rain can cause sanitary sewer overflow, or SSO. The McKinley Park Water Vault is intended to aid the flood-prone area from flooding, as well as help prevent SSO.According to the city of Sacramento, the vault is working currently as intended.Backup and overflow have been reported by McKinley Park residents over the last several days, but the city said when crews went out after reports, they did not observe any SSO — instead, they found clogged storm drains, which they cleared.Some residents said they are worried that remaining mush in the gutters after backups could be unhealthy and contain bacteria like E. coli. Officials said if neighbors are concerned, they can report problems by calling 311.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

As Sunday's storm approaches, concerns over sewage water seeping into East Sacramento are growing.

KCRA 3 viewer video and pictures of water accumulated in gutters and across sidewalks after an earlier storm has some neighbors worried Sunday’s rain will prove disastrous.

Obtained by KCRA

Concern over dirty water grows as water accumulates.

"I’m not staying at my own home, I’m going to be staying at a family member's house, because I am frightened," said Melinda Johnson, a lifelong McKinley Park resident.

Scared of the potential of downed trees and sewage water leakage, Johnson says she's disgusted.

"When the system is overwhelmed, we get this in our street," Johnson said as she pointed at brown-colored mush in the gutters, which she says is a combination of runoff water and sewage sludge.

City officials said Sacramento has a combined sewer system, and when the system is overloaded, rain can cause sanitary sewer overflow, or SSO. The McKinley Park Water Vault is intended to aid the flood-prone area from flooding, as well as help prevent SSO.

According to the city of Sacramento, the vault is working currently as intended.

Backup and overflow have been reported by McKinley Park residents over the last several days, but the city said when crews went out after reports, they did not observe any SSO — instead, they found clogged storm drains, which they cleared.

Some residents said they are worried that remaining mush in the gutters after backups could be unhealthy and contain bacteria like E. coli.

Officials said if neighbors are concerned, they can report problems by calling 311.

McKinley Park sewage water concerns grow as storm approaches

Sacramento has a combined sewer system, and when the system is overloaded, rain can cause sanitary sewer overflow

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