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City of Amarillo: 215,000 gallons of wastewater dumps into playa after pump fails
Two spills from a wastewater collection facility within Amarillo have resulted in more than 200,000 gallons of waste water dumping into a playa lake at Lakeside Drive and Interstate 40.
The spill happened Tuesday between 4 and 5:45 p.m. and again between 10:45 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. A pump failure at City Lift Station No. 29 was blamed for the spill.
A manhole overflowed near 1805 Lakeside due to the pump station’s failure.
A city news release indicated crews are repairing the affected pumps.
The City of Amarillo estimated Wednesday afternoon that the volume of the spill is 215,000 gallons.
Read more: http://amarillo.com/local-news/news/2017-08-30/city-amarillo-215000-gallons-wastewater-dumps-playa-after-pump-fails
