By: Diane Benjamin
The Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District has a Board meeting today. BNWRD sends me their Board packet every month. Citizens of Bloomington and Normal are billed with your water bill and as a line item on your property tax bill.
The June 26th flooding did create a sewage overflow event that required BNWRD to file a report with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Unlike Normal’s sewage overflows in basements, BNWARD’s looks like homes weren’t affected. The discharge happened near Heyworth.
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See the entire filing to IEPA here:
Trust me, South Hill and many residents did have a discharge inside their homes as well as external discharging in many streets and retention areas all across Ward 1 and beyond.
Isn’t that the City’s fault?
Yes.
Residents can file a complaint with the City. Check the website for information. 500 residents already have.