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City of Casselberry ends water usage advisory

City of Casselberry ends water usage advisory
STORM DEBRIS STARTED TODAY IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. JIM: A WEEK AFTER HURRICANE IAN, THE WORK IS RAMPING UP TO GET DOWNED TREES AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS COLLECTED. WESH 2’S DAVE MCDANIEL IS LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON HOW ALL OF IT IS GOING TO WORK. REPORTER: IF YOUR ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE DEBRIS OUT OF THE CURB YET NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IT HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRUCK STARTED ROLLING THIS MORNING TO PICK IT UP. THEY WILL COME OUT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK UNTIL ALL THE STORM DEBRIS IS COLLECTED. >> OUR ROADS ARE PILED UP WITH DEBRIS, IT’S SOMETIMES HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. REPORTER: FOR HIM, AND SO MANY OTHERS, HELP IS COMING TO PICK UP ALL THOSE PILES. >> WE STARTED WITH THE HARDEST HIT AREAS FIRST, AND WE’RE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTY. REPORTER: A FEW RULES FOR HOMEOWNERS. KEEP PILES OUT OF THE ROAD AND AWAY FROM FIRE HYDRANTS AND MAILBOXES. AVOID STACKING DEBRIS UNDER OVERHEAD WIRES TO GIVE THE TRUCKS ROOM TO WORK. AND BIGGER PILES ARE BETTER. >> IF IT’S A LITTLE PILE THEY CAN’T GRAB IT. IF YOU CAN COLLECT YOUR PILES AND PUT THEM ALL CURBSIDE, AND ONE LARGE PILE, THAT WILL ENORMOUSLY HELP THE DEBRIS COLLECTION EFFORT. REPORTER: THEY FIGURE THEY’LL COLLECT A HALF MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF DEBRIS. ROUGHLY AN EQUAL SPLIT OF VEGETATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS. VEGETATION TAKEN TO THE LANDFILL GETS TURNED INTO MULCH FOR USE AROUND SEMINOLE COUNTY. FLOODING CREATED MUCH OF THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS IN THIS STORM. >> WE HAVE A LOT MORE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS THAT WE SAW DURING HURRICANE IRMA. REPORTER: SOME ARE HAULING ITEMS THEMSELVES AND THEY CAN DO AT BOTH THE LANDFILL AND THE TRANSFER STATION. >> MY WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WAS JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF PILED UP FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE TYPE OF THING. REPORTER: A SANFORD COMPANY WILL DELIVER SEVERAL LOADS TO THE LANDFILL BEFORE THEY’RE THROUGH. >> WE ACTUALLY HAD POWER OUT SO WE HAD A LOT OF OUR GUYS OUT THERE SO WE HAD THE MANPOWER, SO INSTEAD OF SENDING PEOPLE HOME WE JUST KNOCKED IT OUT. REPORTER: IF YOU HAVE SOME STORM DEBRIS OUT, BUT YOUR YARD IS NOT CLEAN, THEY WILL MAKE REPEAT TRIPS. THEY WILL KEEP GOING UNT
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City of Casselberry ends water usage advisory
On Thursday, the city of Casselberry ended a water usage advisory issued due to the impact to the sewer treatment system, causing sewage overflows and backups. Even though the water usage advisory has ended, the city advised residents to continue watching their water consumption to avoid overwhelming water plants.

On Thursday, the city of Casselberry ended a water usage advisory issued due to the impact to the sewer treatment system, causing sewage overflows and backups.

Even though the water usage advisory has ended, the city advised residents to continue watching their water consumption to avoid overwhelming water plants.

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