About 59 million liters of sewage has spilled into Hamilton Harbor over the past 26 years as a result of a recently discovered leak.
The leak was discovered on January 9 during a preventive inspection of the sewer pipes.
In a news release issued Friday, the city of Hamilton said that number was determined based on meter usage data from 11 Rutherford Avenue properties connected to the leaking sewer pipe.
The city says the pipe repairs were completed by Jan. 11 at a cost of more than $37,500.
“All wastewater now flows into the Mrytlew Avenue Combined Sewer and all appropriate storm sewer blockages have been completed,” the city said.
The city began inspecting the pipeline after a separate leak was discovered in November 2022 at the northeast corner of Wentworth Street North and Burlington Street East.
This leak has also gone undetected since 1996.
At the time, officials said there was a hole in a combined sewer pipe that caused sewage from 50 or more homes to wash directly into the storm drain leading to the harbor.
About 337 million liters of waste leaked and the repairs cost about $29,800.
Officials say the city is in contact with the Department of Environment, Conservation and Parks’ Spill Response Center.
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