“We just want to stay safe” Resident speaks out after repeated sewer contamination events

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A Bayou La Batre landowner is raising concerns about public health and safety after multiple sewer line hits during a construction project near Portersville Bay.

Paige Howard says what was supposed to be a long-awaited infrastructure upgrade has turned into a contamination event.

According to Howard, a contractor installing a new water line hit a sewer line — sending raw sewage into her ditch and toward Portersville Bay…

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