Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reported on December 8, 2020 at 101 S. 4th Street
On December 8, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. City crews got a call of a sewer smell in the area of 101 S. 4th Street. City crews followed up on the call and found a sanitary sewer manhole overflowing into a storm archway. The storm archway flows under 4th Street where it drops into Three-Mile Creek. Further investigation revealed rags were blocking the City’s main. City crews cleared the rags, which stopped the overflow at 5:35 p.m. City crews have cleaned the overflow area. Creek-contaminated signs have been installed near the area of the spill. Additionally, the City is asking that all residents stay out of Three-Mile Creek from 4th Street to 2nd Street until E. coli tests come back at an acceptable limit set by the Kansas Department of Health and Welfare (KDHE).