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By Dan Rudy 

Septic break releases 20,000 gallons of sewage

 


WRANGELL – A sewer main broke early Monday morning, necessitating a temporary shutdown of nearby pump stations and causing an overflow of untreated water into Inner Harbor.

The main line connecting town to the sewage treatment plant ruptured near the Sea Level Seafoods processing facility at 1204 Zimovia Highway. City crews responded to the scene, shutting down pump stations near the Public Works Department building and City Park in order to repair the break.

Eighty-five percent of Wrangell households are connected to the municipal sewage system, and the broken section of line connects th...



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