03/08/2021 – Trophy Club, TX
Documents from the Trophy Club Municipal Utility District (MUD) show that during the winter power outage from February 15 through February 17, 2021, there were four sewage discharges into the streets from 3 different lift stations.
3,438 +/- gallons of sewage was spilled onto the street on TW King, behind 4 Edgemere Ct.
500 +/- gallons of sewage was spilled at 306 Ridgeview Lane
100 +/- gallons of sewage was spilled at the corner of Sheldon & Abbott Drive.
Portable generators were brought in to restore power and drain the lift stations. The areas were then cleaned with disinfectant.
All unauthorized discharges are required to be reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The TCEQ is the environmental agency for the state. They have approximately 2,800 employees, located in Austin and 16 regional offices around Texas. The Commission answers directly to Governor Greg Abbott. See Attached Organization Chart.
The last prior incident of sewage discharge was in December 2020. That event at 362 Dover Lane included over 2250 gal. of discharge which ended up in a drainage channel adjacent to a lake on the golf course. It was caused by a root ball in the line.
Interestingly, every single report states that the discharge of sewage into the street or private property had no “Potential Danger to Human Health and Safety or the Environment.”
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