Tree roots and old pipes lead to sewage problem in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – After multiple incidents of raw sewage repeatedly spilling into a neighborhood street, the Fresno Housing Authority says it is making repairs in Pinedale that could finally put the problem to rest.

Wayne, a resident who asked to go by his first name, says it’s been a frustrating experience living near a malfunctioning sewage line that runs up the street from his home.

“I pulled up one day, I saw a little bit of water out in front of the house,” he said. “Then I got out of the vehicle and stepped in it, and I realized it was raw sewage. Feces, urine, and tissue paper, so basically, it’s bacteria.”…

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