Dubuque to begin stored waste removal - KCRG
Dubuque to begin stored waste removal
Published: May. 13, 2024 at 8:05 AM CDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Starting this week, people in Dubuque may notice a strong odor.
The city is beginning the process of removing 1.7 million gallons of stored waste from the Water and Resource Recovery Center.
City leaders say it will take more than 300 truck loads to haul away the waste, and that could take up to eight weeks to finish.
Strong smells have been an issue near the Water and Resource Recovery Center for years, but people started noticing the smell was even worse last fall.
City leaders say an error by a private contractor caused some of the facility’s digesters to not accept or treat waste.
The city had to divert waste to temporary excess flow tanks as a result.
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