Repairs are underway related to an unauthorized discharge of 500,000 gallons of treated wastewater.
The discharge is in a non-residential area approximately one-quarter mile south of the Harrington Power Generation facility and one-half mile west of Lakeside Drive.
No public or private drinking water sources have been identified within one-half mile of the spill location. The discharge is not identified as an environmental hazard as the water has been through the full treatment process and has been adequately disinfected.
The discharge was identified on Wednesday (August 5) at 7:38 a.m. The repairs to the line are ongoing. The cause of the unauthorized discharge was an over-pressurization of the line.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been notified of the spill and repair efforts are being conducted by City of Amarillo Wastewater Collections personnel.
For more information contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at 806- 378-5219 or by email at david.henry@amarillo.gov.