Why did it leave the confines of the Hualapai Water Campus?
Was the spill something to be concerned about? What can be done in the future to eliminate this potential hazard? These were the questions we had after hearing of the spill. Knowing that this was a sewer treatment plant, and knowing that extremely hazardous chemicals could have come into play because of the spill, timing was of the essence to get some concrete answers. With that in mind, we contacted the City of Scottsdale and scheduled a meeting to tour the Hualapai Facility with General Manager of the Water Resource Department Marshall P. Brown and a Project Director Chris Perkins for the Water Resource Department. The meeting was very pleasant, educational and an eye-opener to say the least. We learned where the sewage comes from (“inflow”) and what steps it goes through for cleaning and where the end products (“outflow”) end up. Below is a city supplied aerial photo of the spill area. Now for some answers: Where did the spill originate? The spill originated at the facility where th
