CAMBRIDGE, Md. - The City of Cambridge has reported a wastewater collection system sewage overflow that occurred on Monday and resulted in a small amount reaching the Choptank River marina.
According to officials, the overflow was due to a system backup after the Trenton Street Pumping Station was temporarily shut down on June 29 around 12:30 p.m. Two manholes experienced overflow, with less than 500 gallons of sewage released onto Water Street at Vue de Leau and Water and Mill Streets, according to the city.
Officials say repairs were completed at about 2 p.m. and the affected areas were cleaned and treated with lime with signs placed at the locations of the discharge.
The City of Cambridge says no public drinking water supplies were impacted, but a small amount of overflow reached the marina area of the Choptank River. The area is now being tested for bacteria, and the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Dorchester County Health Department have both been alerted.
Cambridge officials say construction of a new Trenton Street Sewage Pumping Station is underway and is expected to be completed in about 18 months. This project, along with other infrastructure initiatives, are needed to correct recurring waste and storm water issues, the city says.
“These projects work together with the goal of ensuring stormwater and sewage all flow to the proper places and will no longer negatively impact the Choptank River or the streets of Cambridge,” city officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
