/pine
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Not to worry here... when our sewers overfill with rainwater, huge flapper valves automatically open and the combined rain and sanitary sewers flush directly into the river and then on to Lake Michigan.... yuck! :thumbdown:
That is probably a good thing when it comes to immediate (emergency) health concerns...
...The real issues can arise where lift stations, forced systems/mains are a factor...and there is no electricity to power them...The crux of problems occur when gravity systems (that are typical) get saturated and there is no power to move the waste water to available treatment plants with release outlets...
This is a common problem in coastal areas where barrier islands and low lying tracts (etc.) are densely populated but do not have gravity fed treatment plants (and relief pumps)...all the waste has to be forced (via pumps) to mainland treatment facilities...