Sewage saga almost done - KTUL

Sewage saga almost done

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — With three cats standing guard out front, landing on their feet is a Moore family trait.

"This is really gross but," said Sarah Moore back in December hosing down her driveway.

It was just before Christmas when NewsChannel 8 showed you how the Moore's were coping with a not-so-pleasant plumbing problem.

For the past three and a half years they've had to spray raw sewage off their driveway because unbeknownst to them, their sewage pipe had never been hooked up to the city's sewer line.

All of which led to a blame game between the city and the builder.

"But the builder said, 'Hey, this isn't on me this is on the city, I called them, they said there wasn't a plug, blah, blah, blah,'" she said.

But since that time, as you can see from their recently dug-up yard, the sewer is now connected, and that daily stench is gone.

"Smells good," she said.

Now the Moore's can turn on their faucets and flush without worrying that it'll overflow onto the driveway.

"I do appreciate each flush," she said.

The only thing the Moore's want now is a refund for the years of sewer fees that they paid.

"We paid for something that we didn’t get," she said.

The city told us "Following a dispute hearing today, we expect to have a response back to the owner later this week.”

Are you optimistic?

"No," she said.

Really?

"Just from the way that they spoke, I think we will have to go and appeal it with the TMUA board," she said.

Which they're prepared to do if need be. Patiently waiting for someone to do the right thing and hopeful their ordeal will make a difference.

"I do feel like hopefully moving forward that other families won’t have to go through this because we did," she said.