Someone in Claremont, N.C. is dumping 8,000 to 10,000 gallons of sewage each week into the city’s wastewater system and it is “creating havoc” at the wastewater treatment plant. Officials have offered a $250 reward to both catch the people involved and put a stop to the problem
According to the Hickory Daily Record newspaper, the plant isn’t designed to handle the additional high-strength waste. City Manager Doug Barrick told the newspaper that someone is dumping the septage, probably into a manhole, on Fridays or Saturdays. He said it would take only about 10 minutes, but it doesn’t show up at
