Tag: Pueblo Wastewater Department
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E. coli in Arkansas River up to 24 times above safe levels after Pueblo sewage spill
E. coli in the Arkansas River tested well above safe levels after a 4.2 million-gallon untreated sewage spill in Pueblo, tests by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday and Friday showed. Samples collected several miles downstream of the Pueblo Wastewater Facility recorded over 2,400 colony-forming units (CFU) per 100 mL, above…
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Untreated sewage discharged into Arkansas River, impacting downstream communities
The city of Pueblo had an “unplanned” discharge of untreated sewage into the Arkansas River near Confluence Park on Thursday, according to a news release by the city. Crews were able to stop it by 11:45 a.m., possibly contaminating the area for the next 48 to 72 hours, Director of Wastewater Andra Ahrens stated in…