Crews had to undertake a big cleanup in Valdosta, Georgia, after they found a manhole had overflowed due to a contractor error, spilling millions of gallons of wastewater.
City officials say a contracted employee was working on improvements to notifications at one of the lift stations, but the employee failed to reconnect a cable after working on the system. The station’s pumps couldn’t turn on and more than 7.5 million gallons of wastewater spilled.
The city’s utilities director, Darryl Muse, expressed frustration in an interview with WCTV News. “It is very frustrating. We spend millions and millions of
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