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The WSJ reports (http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/293712) that the driver was transported to the hospital, treated for minor injuries and released. Monona police report that alcohol was not a factor and that the driver simply fell asleep.
From Channel 3000:
MADISON, Wis. -- Authorities said that a vehicle crash early Friday morning knocked out power to the Madison Metropolitan Sewage District, causing sewage backup and overflow into Squaw Bay and the Yahara River.VIDEO: Watch The Report
Officials said that the crash at 12:30 a.m. Friday knocked out both electric power feeds to the Madison Metropolitan Sewage District pumping station
on Bridge Road. They said power was not restored until 4:45 a.m.
Sewage backed up in the system and eventually overflowed into Squaw Bay and into the Yahara River at Bridge Road. Officials said they will determine the actual volumes of the overflow within the next few days, but they estimated that at least several thousand gallons of sewage were released.
MMSD officials said in a news release it is possible that "quite a few" basements in the area might have been affected, although they have not yet received any specific reports.
As a result of the sewage release, Public Health Madison and Dane County has closed all Lake Monona beaches until further notice.
Hmmm, guess I'll cancel that kayak trip on the Yahara and Mud Lake.
I was walking my dog late last night. It was a beautiful night and for once you could actually see the stars.
ReplyDeleteLets have the lights out more often!
well, I could not argue about that one!
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I was interested by this part of the news article:
ReplyDelete"Officials said that the crash at 12:30 a.m. Friday knocked out both electric power feeds to the Madison Metropolitan Sewage District pumping station on Bridge Road."
Hmm, one accident taking out both power feeds. Apparently, this was due to the fact that the two separate feeds had narrowed down to one pole as it got that close to the pump station. It was sort of a calculated risk to leave it that way vs. extra expenditure and effort...not to say that I wouldn't have left it that way myself. We can't afford to cover every potential emergency with added design.