Sewage, untreated wastewater gets into creek in west Edmond
The department filed an emergency order Friday against a nearby wastewater treatment facility, saying the sewage already traveled several miles
The department filed an emergency order Friday against a nearby wastewater treatment facility, saying the sewage already traveled several miles
The department filed an emergency order Friday against a nearby wastewater treatment facility, saying the sewage already traveled several miles
According to the Department of Environmental Quality, sewage and untreated wastewater got into a creek in west Edmond.
The department filed an emergency order Friday against a nearby wastewater treatment facility, saying the sewage already traveled several miles. The DEQ said sewage made it down a creek next to the water station and the staff at the site never reported it.
On Thursday, KOCO 5 went to look at the treatment site and the bad water flowing into a nearby ditch was visible. When the emergency DEQ order was sent, the report noted the flow of sewage water was still coming from the facility.
On Nov. 30, the department got a complaint that untreated wastewater from the facility was getting into Bluff Creek. Investigators found it was true and that the water made it to where Bluff Creek and Deer Creek met, just under three and a half miles north of the water treatment site.
In the report, the DEQ said, "The DEQ finds that an emergency exists which impacts the environment and the public health and welfare because the respondent has failed to take measures necessary to stop the discharge, remediate the impacted areas, or report the discharge to DEQ. At the time of the issuance of this order, Respondent has failed to stop the discharge from occurring, has failed to report the discharge to DEQ, and failed to initiate any remediation activities."
The DEQ has not said if the water treatment site was damaged in any way or if there was any risk of contaminated drinking water.
Bethany/Warr Acres Public Works manages the site. KOCO 5 reached out for a comment twice but has not heard back.