Newton sewer line ruptures, spills 4,300 gallons

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer

A sewer line in Newton ruptured Wednesday, spilling about 4,300 gallons of wastewater, the city reported.

A 12-inch pipe ruptured at the Burris Road Pump Station in northeast Newton, according a statement from the Division of Water Quality. About 1,075 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled into a nearby stream, McLin Creek, officials said.

Authorities spent about six hours cleaning McLin Creek, which is near the N.C. 16 bypass and Burris Road, city assistant public works director Doug Wesson said.

Officials do not think drinking water was contaminated, and there was no evidence that fish were killed, Wesson said.

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