Wastewater Treatment Plant Overflows in Nacogdoches
Rainfall totals in our area have been exceedingly high for the past few weeks. Storms this past Sunday sent that number way out of normal range, and rain gauges overflowed. So much rain, that it s actually overwhelmed the City of Nacogdoches Wastewater Treatment Plant. The capacity of the system is being over reached by almost 100%.
Simply stated, the plant has gotten a lot more coming in, then they can take. This extra rain water has to go somewhere. Nacogdoches has over 425 miles of sewer mains running under the city. That includes 12 sewer lift stations. That s a lot of places for water of all types to come in.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Overflows in Nacogdoches
Rainfall totals in our area have been exceedingly high for the past few weeks. Storms this past Sunday sent that number way out of normal range, and rain gauges overflowed. So much rain, that it s actually overwhelmed the City of Nacogdoches Wastewater Treatment Plant. The capacity of the system is being over reached by almost 100%.
Simply stated, the plant has gotten a lot more coming in, then they can take. This extra rain water has to go somewhere. Nacogdoches has over 425 miles of sewer mains running under the city. That includes 12 sewer lift stations. That s a lot of places for water of all types to come in.
2 arrested after high-speed chase begins in Lufkin, ends in Nacogdoches On Thursday, two men have been arrested for evading DPS troopers during a traffic stop. (Source: ktre) By T Ebonie Tanner | January 21, 2021 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 2:28 AM
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - On Thursday, two men were arrested for evading DPS troopers during a traffic stop.
The high-speed chase began on US-59 north in Lufkin and ended in Nacogdoches off of Lanana Creek Trail.
The pursuit ended near the soccer fields.
Authorities tell us just before 10 a.m., a DPS trooper stopped a car for a traffic violation. The driver fled, and the trooper pursued.