Sewer blockage causes 10,000 gallons of ‘material’ to be discharged from sanitary sewer in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, Mich — A sewer overflow resulted in thousands of gallons of “material” to be released in Kalamazoo Sunday evening into the early Monday morning hours.

The City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Services said that they were notified of a sewer overflow in the 2500 block of Emerald Drive around 8 p.m. Sunday. Officials said the overflow was caused by a blockage from roots and debris.

The public services department said they were able to stop the release of material from the sewer around 1:30 a.m. on Monday…

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