Anderson County Wastewater has reported a Sanitary Sewer Spill into Hembree Creek in the Stonewall Woods Subdivision and Phil Watson Road area.
A 8-inch force main has washed out due to heavy rains spilling an underdetermine amount of wastewater into the stream. Crews are on site making repairs and pumper trucks are assisting with handling the wastewater flow. DHEC has been notified of the spill and advised of the actions taken to correct the failure. Wastewater staff will be sampling above and below the spill site for contamination.
Anderson Regional Water has been notified and will be performing additional sampling of their water intake.