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Related: About this forumFrozen sewage system sparks outrage in Livingston County
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/28233770/frozen-sewage-system-sparks-outrage-in-livingston-countyTeresa Richards, along with other residents in Livingston County have been going without a working sewage system for over a week.
"We have a porta potty that we've been using, take it into town to dump, we take showers at relatives. We can't cook or eat, can't wash dishes," says Richards.
According to a letter released by the Multi Lake and Sewer Authority, the valves that provide residents with water for their sewage system have frozen over. "The cold weather has caused (the) vacuum sewer system valves to freeze, which in turn prevents the main line sewer from functioning," says the letter.
Even though work crews have been working hard to restore the sewer service to its residents, the only solution residents are currently being told according to Teresa is warmer temperatures. That solution is not settling well, obviously.
I HAVE A FRIEND LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOUSING (TRAILER PARK) WHOSE SEWER PIPE UNDER THE HOUSE FROZE. SHE'S HAVING TO RUN A GASOLINE HEATER NIGHT AND DAY JUST TO FLUSH TOILETS.
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Frozen sewage system sparks outrage in Livingston County (Original Post)
Demeter
Mar 2015
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Dustlawyer
(10,510 posts)1. Dang, that stinks! (Pun intended)!
packman
(16,296 posts)2. Warm weather
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will flush away their problems.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)3. Well, there isn't any.
We are getting up to freezing for a couple of hours today (first time in a long time)...it could melt the frost off your windshield, but it isn't going to thaw the ground.
It will be below zero Friday, again. Not a sign of thawing in the forecast.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)4. Mobile homes suck in very cold weather. And very hot weather.
Not enough insulation.