The City of Hamilton says it has discovered sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996 because of a hole in a combined sewage pipe in the industrial sector.
The City of Hamilton says sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996.The City of Hamilton says it has just discovered sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour for 26 years because of a hole in a combined sewage pipe in the industrial sector.But Nick Winters, director of Hamilton Water, told reporters on Tuesday afternoon "it's going to be a big number," adding the city will publicly release the number as soon as they have it.
"It appears the consultant involved in that work was under the impression all the sewers in that area were storm sewers and they designed a direct connection to a box culvert that leads out to Hamilton Harbour," he said.What is impacted by the sewage spill? Winters said staff contacted the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Spills Action Centre at 12:20 p.m. ET Tuesday and reported it to the city's spill reporting line.
Mayor Andrea Horwath told reporters Tuesday she asked the auditor to complete a review and release a public report about what may have happened. "It's important for Hamiltonians to get information as quickly as possible," she said, adding she learned of the situation between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. She spoke to media on the matter shortly after 5 p.m.
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