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Montgomery News (montgomerynews.com) “With warmer weather, creeks make an inviting playground for children, and we are concerned that people could be sickened by sewage contamination. We are also advising residents to not let pets drink from the stream.” According to Cheltenham Township Manager David Kraynik, the contamination is coming from the township’s solution to a full sewer line. The township is pumping water from the sewer before filtering and emptying it into the creek. “Because of the very, very high water table, with all the wet weather we’ve gotten, the water table is very high right now in the region. With all the snow and the rain, the water is infiltrating into the sewer line, it’s filling the line to the point where it’s creating this problem for five or six properties, that are having trouble using their facilities,” Kraynik said. The water is being filtered through silt fencing and sandbags before being emptied into the creek. However, the DEP is still warning residents that the water is unsafe for drinking or wading. Kraynik said the measure is temporary, until the sewer line volume becomes more manageable. The township could not wait for the line to go down on its own. “It could take days or weeks, so we are taking measures to remove some of that water out of the line faster, instead of waiting for the water level to drop,” Kraynik said. “We hope it to be a very short-term process, the only reason it’s being done is to give relief, to relieve the line a little further up, relieve pressure on that line so folks can use their facilities.” |
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