{"id":56,"date":"2013-03-04T09:31:58","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/valdosta-neighborhood-covered-in-raw-sewage-wctv.html"},"modified":"2013-03-04T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:31:58","slug":"valdosta-neighborhood-covered-in-raw-sewage-wctv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/valdosta-neighborhood-covered-in-raw-sewage-wctv.html","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta Neighborhood Covered In Raw Sewage —WCTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\n\"Valdosta<\/a>\nAs \nhe indicated yesterday<\/a>,\nGabe Fisher got his sewage-covered neighborhood on WCTV last night.\n<\/p>\n

\nGreg Gullberg wrote for WCTV yesterday,\n\nValdosta Neighborhood Covered In Raw Sewage<\/a>,\n<\/p>\n

\n

\n\n\"Chad<\/a>\nAfter days of torrential rain, the same rain that caused the rivers\nto flood, the sewage pump has been overwhelmed in the Meadow Brook\nSubdivison just off Gornto Road.\n<\/p>\n

\n“You know how bad it smells in a bathroom when someone goes in and\nuses a public restroom. Multiple that ten times,” said Chad\nHarrison, a local resident.\n<\/p>\n

\n\n\"Greg<\/a>\nThe whole area behind their houses is just covered in raw sewage.\nYour boots sink down into it with every step. We’re talking\neverything from human waste, to toilet paper, to hygiene products\nand a whole other list of things that are just too graphic to\nmention.\n<\/p>\n

\n“Probably about 12 to 14 inches of raw sewage,” said Harrison. “It’s\njust everywhere. It’s all up and down the creek. It’s all behind\neverybody’s houses.”\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\n\"House\"<\/a>\nThere’s more in\n\nthe WCTV story,<\/a>\nsuch as that the city has included neighbors in meetings, but has not\nyet changed anything.\nThe city’s PR about the flooding<\/a>\nsays:\n<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\n\"Withlacoochee<\/a>\nWith the flood waters beginning to recede, the city has initiated cleanup\nefforts in low-lying and flooded areas, which include disinfection where\nnecessary. Cleanup efforts will continue for several days or until all\naffected areas have been disinfected and cleaned. Until then, the city\ncontinues to encourage the public to avoid any contact with the flood\nwaters for their health and safety. For more information, contact the\nPublic Information Office at (229) 259-3548.\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\n<\/a>\nI’d still like to know why and when local authorities\n\nlet all these houses get built in a flood plain<\/a>\nand what they plan to do about that now.\n<\/p>\n

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