Sewer LIne Leak Press Release

CITY CREWS WORKING INTO THE NIGHT TO REPAIR SEWER LINE LEAK
(December 29, 2008)

City of Frisco Public Works employees are working into the night to repair a 24" sewer line break, more than six feet underground and located under the elevated portion of the southbound Dallas North Tollway service lane -- just south of Cotton Gin Road and north of the railroad tracks. As a result, raw sewage from the main spilled directly into Stewart Creek.

At approximately 8 p.m. tonight, city crews stopped the flow of raw sewage spilling into the creek.After December 14th, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) noticed a 'drop in flow' in the City of Frisco line. Since then, NTMWD and city public works' employees have been working to find a possible leak and/or determine if Frisco has been experiencing a seasonal 'drop', which is typical this time of year. The City of Frisco and NTMWD received no complaints of odors or any other evidence of a leak.At approximately 3:30 p.m. today, NTMWD crews discovered the leak while walking along the creek, northward, from the Stewart Creek Water Treatment Plant.

At this time, NTMWD and the City of Frisco don't know how much sewage has spilled into Stewart Creek, which feeds into Lewisville Lake; however, NTMWD reports the 'drop in flow' appears to be in excess of 500,000 gallons per day.The exact cause of the break is unknown at this time. This break does not impact the City of Frisco's water supply to homes and businesses.The City of Frisco is reporting the break to the Texas Commission Environmental Quality (TCEQ).