Goose Knocks Out Sewage Plant Power, Causes Spill
Peter Zuckerman writes on The Oregonian:
An unfortunate Canada goose knocked out power to a sewage treatment plant Saturday, causing about 93,750 gallons of raw sewage to spill into the Willamette River in Milwaukie [Oregon].More here.
The wayward bird flew into a power pole on Saturday evening, knocking off the power and killing the bird. Power to a pump station at the Oak Lodge Sanitary District wastewater treatment plant was knocked off at 7:04 p.m., said plant manager J. Michael Read.
Backup power didn't kick in because of a computer glitch related to the pump station losing only some of its electricity. As a result, raw sewage flowed into the river from 7:10 to 7:55 p.m.
posted by Fergie @ 3/10/2008 01:36:00 PM
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