The City of Tuscaloosa has over 700 plus miles of sewer collection lines with 66 active lift stations and over 12,000 manholes. The Water & Sewer Department also operates the Hilliard N. Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility, which treats over 17 million gallons of wastewater each day. The Water & Sewer Department provides uninterrupted clean water and sewer services to Tuscaloosa residents.
Additionally, the collections network of the Water & Sewer Department has a robust maintenance plan which includes acoustic pipe inspection, closed-circuit TV pipe inspection, gravity line maintenance cleaning, gravity line replacement, system point repairs, manhole inspection, manhole rehabilitation, system smoke testing, and a formal Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG) program.
Finally, an achievement that the department is especially proud of is reducing the number of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) per year to a fraction of what it was in previous years. SSOs have been reduced by over 80% since 2009. This improvement is primarily due to the increased frequency of sewer manhole and line inspection, cleaning, and rehabilitation, combined with the formalized FOG program.
Sanitary Sewer Overflow Notice
Date: 12/6/2024
Discharge: 11,960 approx.
Location: LS 41
Latitude: 33.170776
Longitude: -87.406626
Destination: UT to Bee Branch
Cause: Lift Station Pump Failure
Failure:. The City's Water & Sewer Technicians responded to a high level alarm. Lift station techs determined that lift station pump and bypasses pump was clogged with debris. Jet/vac trucks responded to mitigate the discharge. Pumps was repaired and discharge ended. City crews cleaned and disinfected area. SSO signage is in place. The Tuscaloosa County Health Department and The Alabama Department of Environmental Management are being notified