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).