DâIberville residents frustrated with persistent sewage problems
D Iberville residents frustrated with persistant sewage problems By John Fitzhugh | January 26, 2021 at 7:42 PM CST - Updated January 26 at 7:42 PM
DâIBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Itâs no surprise to have an odor problem at a sewage lift station, but finding raw sewage flowing down a ditch across from your house is cause for alarm.
Lucille Galle has lived across the street from a sewage treatment plant since 1985. In December 2011, the facility on 7th Street in DâIberville was replaced by a lift station.
Not surprisingly, the odor is a problem. According to Galle, things get bad at least a couple of times a week
Judge signs consent decree in Hattiesburg wastewater settlement Mayor Toby Barker discusses the settlement during an August news conference. (Source: WDAM) By WDAM Staff | January 22, 2021 at 4:30 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 4:40 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A federal judge signed a consent decree Wednesday between the city of Hattiesburg and state and federal agencies over a longstanding issue with the city’s wastewater system.
The consent decree and the accompanying lawsuit, filed by the Environmental Protection Agency, were announced by Mayor Toby Barker on Aug. 26 after seven years of negotiations.
Negotiations began during former Mayor Johnny DuPree’s administration after a September 2012 EPA inspection noted unreported sanitary sewer overflows.
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