Pump station glitch leads to sewage overflow

Rutland Herald

By Lola Duffort
Staff Writer | April 29,2016

 

KILLINGTON — A electronic glitch led to an estimated 1,000 gallon-sewage overflow, according to a posting on the Agency of Natural Resources website.

ANR keeps a running tab of wastewater overflows on its website. A posting Friday afternoon said that “a problem with the electronic communication between the three pump stations on Route 4” lead to one pump station overfilling and sewage spilling out through a hatch. The overflow was discovered during a “routine check,” the posting reported.

Sherburne Fire District 1 manager David Lewis said Friday evening operators “quickly manually pumped the station down, and contacted the person that does the computer repairs.”

The posting also said Kent Brook was affected by the overflow, but Lewis said this was likely because the brook is the nearest watershed. The pump station is partway up Sherburne Pass on Route 4.

“It’s actually a long ways from that pump station to the brook — so I’m not sure,” he said.

lola.duffort @rutlandherald.com