City of Kyle Sewage Spill Update

Kyle Wastewater Spill Update @ 10:30am, 03/26/2016

Kyle, TX – Crews with the City of Kyle’s wastewater department, working with representatives from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, have estimated that the volume of the wastewater spill that occurred on Friday, March 25th, was approximately 117,000 gallons and that the spill extended half a mile down the Bunton Branch from the discharge point.

Crews are continuing their investigations into the incident and additional information will be sent out as it becomes available.

Kyle Wastewater Spill Follow Up @ 5:45pm, 03/25/2016

Kyle, TX – The Kyle City Council has approved an initial expenditure up to $50,000 for the immediate clean up on a wastewater spill in eastern Kyle.

The clean up is expected to take 10 to 14 days and will involve removing as much of the spilled wastewater as possible and then pumping fresh water into the stream to dilute any remaining waste water and bring the stream into a safe condition.

City officials are still investigating the cause of the spill, but it is believed that recent storms damaged the communication system at the affected lift station that would have notified crews on the failure.

City officials are continuing to work with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department during the assessment of the damage from the spill and the clean up and remediation efforts.

There is no estimate for the volume of the spill at this time. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

Kyle crews assessing wastewater spill

Kyle, TX – Crews from Kyle’s Public Works Department are in the diagnostic phase of a wastewater spill at one of the city’s lift stations. The spill is on city-owned property. City of Kyle’s Division Manager – Treatment Operations, Jason Biemer, said the overflow appears to have entered the Bunton Branch but additional information is unavailable at this stage of the assessment.

The city notified Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) about the spill. TCEQ rules state there must be a public notice of sewage spills that are in excess of 100,000 gallons, though that figure is unknown at this time.

Biemer said, “We are determining everything from when it started to the volume released. As soon as we have a more complete assessment of the situation, we will be able to answer all those vital questions.”

Kyle Mayor Todd Webster has called an emergency meeting of the Kyle City Council March 25 at 5 p.m. to discuss the situation and possibly approve emergency cleanup funding.

Biemer said there is no need for a boil water notice to be issued as the location of the spill is not connected to the city’s water system.