KSFY Action News: Breaking News, Weather and Community |Heavy rain in southeast SD causes problems
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Associated Press - July 30, 2010 5:15 PM ET
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The city of Sioux Falls has declared a health emergency due to sanitary sewer problems caused by overnight flooding.
Heavy rain in southeast South Dakota has forced city officials to discharge untreated wastewater into the Big Sioux River. The city notified state environmental officials and implemented a river monitoring plan.
The city says the untreated wastewater would not affect drinking water but advised residents to stay out of the river, flood waters and sewage.
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