Eastover, SC -The Richland County Utilities Division says the county’s Lower Richland Sewer Treatment Plant failed Friday morning. That facility is located about five miles southeast of Eastover.
The failure was discovered at around 8 am Friday. Officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control were notified and provided on scene testing, evaluation and monitoring of the site.
The tank that failed only contained rainwater and authorities say the failure did not cause contamination or put its 350 customers at risk.
DHEC recommends that Richland County officials continue testing the water treatment process at the plant. County officials say there are working with an engineering consultant to review ways to ensure the structural integrity of the plant and minimize the failure.
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