An unauthorized discharge of untreated wastewater has been contained at the lift station at 7100 Cliffside, the city of Amarillo said Wednesday.
The discharge, which contained 945,000 gallons of untreated wastewater, began on Monday at 7 p.m., was observed at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and was contained by 2:30 p.m. that day.
“The cause of the discharge was trash collected inside of the pump and an alarm system failure,” the city of Amarillo news release states. “Remediation and disinfection has been completed.”
The city said the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been notified of the spill, repair and remediation efforts conducted by City of Amarillo Wastewater Collections personnel.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Wastewater spill at Cliffside Lift Station contained, city says