A broken water main pipe at Lowell and Woodworth Streets caused debris to clog a sanitary sewer pipe in the 2400 blk of Hempstead Street. Untreated wastewater flowed down Hempstead Street before entering the storm sewer system on Kaufmann Avenue.
DUBUQUE, IOWA - A broken water main pipe at Lowell and Woodworth Streets caused debris to clog a sanitary sewer pipe in the 2400 block of Hempstead Street. Untreated wastewater flowed from the manhole down Hempstead Street before entering the storm sewer system at the intersection of Kaufmann Avenue at Hempstead Street.
The City of Dubuque Water Department crew responding to the water main break notified the Public Works Department of the overflow at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 27. The debris causing the pipe blockage was removed and flow directed back into the pipe by 2:30 p.m.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources cautions people to keep their children and pets away from the noted area, which is posted, for forty-eight (48) hours.
For more information, contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Manchester Field Office at 563-927-2640 or John Klostermann at 563-589-4250.