EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A wastewater treatment facility in West El Paso spilled enough wastewater to fill an Olympic-sized pool and some got into the Rio Grande.
According to El Paso Water, around 670,000 gallons of wastewater were spilled from the John T. Hickerson Treatment Plant, located at 701 Executive Center Blvd. near the Rio Grande River and the U.S.-Mexico border.
EP Water said the spill was first reported on Tuesday at around 12:10 a.m., adding that it was caused after four contractor pumps failed during an ongoing project; however, it has since been fully contained…