A recreational water advisory was issued for Hull Creek following a sewer main break, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) told News 3 on Wednesday.
This advisory will also cover waters in the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River. The Portsmouth Health Department issued the advisory “following a report of a force main break, a burst in a pressurized sewer pipe.”
The sewer main break was discovered on Douglas Avenue near Rolfe Terrace on Tuesday. VDH estimated that 3 million gallons were released as a result of this main break…