The City of Sugar Land said crews will be simulating losses of power at a site that has spilled sewage on two separate occasions over the past month. A city spokesperson says the tests will go on for the next three weeks.
Sugar Land residents complained about the odor coming from a spill of 7000 gallons of sewage that started on Sunday.
Below is a video from a local KTRK reporter:
5000 gallons of sewage spills into a creek between two neighborhoods. What happened and what's being done to fix it. #abc13 @ 5. pic.twitter.com/euGjQbssNb
— Kevin Quinn (@imkevinquinn) May 14, 2018
The city says a pump and backup generator failed at a lift station after a power outage on Sunday.
“It should not have happened,” said Doug Adolph, a spokesperson for Sugar Land. He added that the spill is under control and contained.