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What is happening? Our staff at the Wastewater Treatment Plant has noticed an excess of irregular sewage coming through our pipes. This is usually due to illegal dumping sewage pumped from septic tanks and/or RV holding tanks.
Why is this bad? Illegal dumping into storm drains or manholes causes major infrastructure problems and costs everyone money!! Septic tank sewage is extremely potent and disrupts the delicate biological processes at our Treatment Plant. This results in costly repairs and long hours for crews. The raw sewage being dumped is also very dangerous. If it is dumped into the wrong place, or people come into contact with it, they could get sick.
What trucks are allowed to dump? Below is a picture of the only truck that should be working on or putting a hose into a manhole.
What we need from you! If you see any other vehicles or suspicious activity around storm drains or manholes please report them to Code Enforcement: 425-670-5420 or codeenforcement@LynnwoodWA.gov.
What information should you report? Anything is helpful:
- A company name on the truck, license plate and/or description of the truck dumping.
- Time and date that you saw the dumping occurring.
- Location that the dumping occurred.
- Any other identifying tips would help.
Thank you in advance for helping to keep our City safe and our infrastructure in good working order!
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