Basements Backed Up Near Conner Creek CSO

[Danny]

Here's a rule DON'T LIVE TOO CLOSE TO THE WATER!

[MidTownMs]

Here's a rule DON'T LIVE TOO CLOSE TO THE WATER!

Unless you live in a highrise....

[mam2009]

Here's a rule DON'T LIVE TOO CLOSE TO THE WATER!

I suspect that the sewage in our basements had little to do with our proximity to the river. We did not experience flooded streets over here. Everyone got a sudden swell of sewer water in their basements that then subsided relatively quickly.

And for anyone unfamiliar with the abbreviations CSO & RTB, I apologize for not listing them in my initial post. My neighborhood is within a mile or so radius of DWSD's Conner Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Retaining Treatment Basin. My general understanding of the facility is that it operates in cases of heavy rainfall [[or snowmelt) to retain the rainwater and sewage yuck until it can be chemically sanitized and emptied into the Detroit river. Thank God for the folks who perform such a vital function that many of us dont give a thought to. But I'm trying to figure out if what happened on Thursday was a problem at the plant or what?

[lilpup]

I'm trying to figure out if what happened on Thursday was a problem at the plant or what?

It's entirely possible that the retention basin overflowed with all the rain we've had, especially if all your streets are draining well [[which means the system is having to deal with that much more water all at once). The streets are higher than your basement so any overflow will be seen in your basement first.

[MikeM]

And for anyone unfamiliar with the abbreviations CSO & RTB, I apologize for not listing them in my initial post. My neighborhood is within a mile or so radius of DWSD's Conner Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Retaining Treatment Basin. My general understanding of the facility is that it operates in cases of heavy rainfall [[or snowmelt) to retain the rainwater and sewage yuck until it can be chemically sanitized and emptied into the Detroit river. Thank God for the folks who perform such a vital function that many of us dont give a thought to. But I'm trying to figure out if what happened on Thursday was a problem at the plant or what?

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[MikeM]

I suspect that the sewage in our basements had little to do with our proximity to the river. We did not experience flooded streets over here. Everyone got a sudden swell of sewer water in their basements that then subsided relatively quickly.

Your proximity to the river means you are on low ground and any brief backup at the pumping stations [[Conner Creek or Freud) might have caused the sewage backup in your sewer lines. Homes on higher ground could experience the same thing but it would take longer for the sewer lines to fill to capacity before it appears in their basements.