For years, the city of Albany has posted pollution warnings near sewer outfalls on the Willamette River when heavy rainstorms overloaded the system. To fix this, the city now expects to spend $13 million borrowed from the state.
Tags: Dave Clark Path, Oregon DEQ, Riverfront Interceptor, sewer overflows
Pump station on path worries neighbors
Some Albany residents have become concerned about plans to build a sewer pump station on the Dave Clark Path near where they live in the Iron Works townhouses on Water Avenue. But the design is more than half done, and the city says changing it would cause delays and a significant increase in the cost.
Tags: Albany council, Dave Clark Path, Iron Works townhouses, Riverfront Interceptor, sewer pump station