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Mobile sewer overflows release almost 500K gallons
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
Posted Apr 11, 2021
A manhole cover in Mobile, Ala. overflows after heavy rains on Aug. 16, 2016. (FILE)FILE, Courtesy Mobile Baykeeper
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Saturday’s storms in south Alabama caused sewer overflows in 16 locations in the Mobile area, releasing about 480,000 gallons of untreated sewage, according to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.
The Mobile water utility said the overflows were caused when rainwater entered aging sewer pipes, and that projects are underway to update the old sewer lines to reduce overflows.
The overflows totaled an estimated 479,875 gallons, with one estimate unavailable.
Dr. Bernard H. Eichold II, Health Officer for the Mobile County Health Department, advises area residents to take precautions when encountering any standing water that may have accumulated because of these overflows. Those who have come into direct contact with untreated sewage are advised to wash
Without the Mardi Gras parades, Mobile rolls on with road construction
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
Posted Feb 13, 2021
Crews are busy at work along Royal Street in February 2021. Typically, road work is halted during Mardi Gras in Mobile so the roads are cleared for the parades. But without any parades in 2021, the road work has continued without much delay. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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Gina Jo Previto is not about to spread a conspiracy theory involving the carved up Royal Street in front of her downtown business and the lack of Mardi Gras parades.
But she’s wondered why the downtown Mobile road project in front of the nightclub she manages has lasted well into Mardi Gras season. The road is part of the regular parade route during Carnival, and any road construction would have disrupted the annual two-plus-weeks of revelry.