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Lake City wastewater discharge stopped

LAKE CITY — Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have stopped a wastewater discharge in Lake City.

However, according to the DNR, it may take a month before the city receives new pumps and controls.

The discharge was stopped at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

It began earlier that day after staff discovered an electrical failure after the main pumping station flooded.

Officials said an unknown amount of untreated wastewater reached Lake Creek, which is a tributary of the North Raccoon River.

In the meantime, the DNR said city officials are working with a contractor to set up a larger pump and hose, which will be capable of carrying wastewater to the city’s lagoons.

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