St Joseph city workers are transporting sewage to the water treatment facility on a daily basis, after a plastic liner at the Rosecrans Lagoon failed, draining the basin.

 

In a news release issued late Tuesday night, Public Information Officer Mary Robertson said the liner failed July 2nd.  Robertson says emergency actions were taken to minimize the environmental impact.

A private contractor began removing sludge from the liner so they can inspect it.  The city has hired an engineering consultant to conduct field analysis and determine what they need to do to correct the problem.  Meanwhile, the lagoons are inactive.

Robertson says officials from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas Department of Health & Environment have been contacted and are monitoring the situation.