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For all those who may have experienced a sewage backup in the past, you might want to contact the following EPA official who is in Jersey City investigating the situation:
Herman Griffin, Civil Investigator United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Civil Enforcement Special Litigation & Projects Division 303-462-9463 office (in Denver) 303-462-9075 fax 303-345-5098 cell griffin.herman@epa.gov He and his colleague just came to my door trying to track down anyone with a sewage backup in recent years.
Posted on: 2008/12/1 18:46
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The sewer system in Downtown JC is over 100 years old.
A fact sheet from HPNA states: "Downtown is serviced by a combined Sewer system, which means that raw sewage and storm water are combined in the same sewer pipe. When it rains the collapsed or broken, undersized pipes backup (surcharge) and a combination of storm water and sewage floods into your basement." Here's the link to the fact sheet with more info... http://www.hamiltonpark.org/PDFS/HPNA ... ooding%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
Posted on: 2008/9/9 1:59
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This happens yearly, cityhall doesn't give a siht to fix the problem (will only do band-aid repairs) and flooding will occur in lots of basements....welcome to JC !
Posted on: 2008/9/9 1:08
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does anyone know why this happens in this area. sorry for my ignorance but i am just wondering aren't sewage pipes separate from drainage pipes. is the smell from an overflow of drainage water or are the sewer pipes leaking? does the smell eventually go away when the water recedes. any info would be appreciated. thanks
Posted on: 2008/9/8 23:44
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I was walking the dog last around Van Vorst and I could smell the sewage backup. I think it has something to do with the fact that we are very close to sea level downtown and with Hanna they were backing up from the canal. It was a very smelly walk.
Posted on: 2008/9/8 15:32
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People be good to your drains - ask yourself can you really flush ________?
Then ask any plumber and they'll tell you, NO WAY!!! I know it says you can on the box, but they aren't going to pay for the plumber to come out and fix toilet when it backs up.
Posted on: 2008/9/8 13:28
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This happened to our neighbor. Call the city or use the online service request at www.cityofjerseycity.com to request they declog the sewage drain outside your building. That worked for our neighbors. Hope this helps.
Posted on: 2008/9/8 13:11
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We @297 montgomery are experiencing sewage backup on our st level units.
Anyone else having a similar problem in the area?
Posted on: 2008/9/8 12:32
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