Power outage causes sewage overflow at local plant, people asked to avoid waterways for 2 days

People are asked to stay out of Allegheny County waterways for the next 48 hours after a power outage caused a sewage overflow.

The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority issued a statement Friday night saying the wastewater treatment plant on Preble Avenue in Marshall-Shadeland experienced a full power loss between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

During those two hours, the plant was unable to process wastewater, which caused its wet well to fill up and overflow…

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