A wastewater treatment plant in Mendocino City, California, was forced to shut down operations for several hours in October during planned power outages by Pacific Gas & Electric meant to reduce the risk of wildfires.
The plant wasn’t able to get its diesel fuel delivery and operations ceased. Plant Superintendent Mike Kelley tells Fort Bragg Advocate-News that they were lucky the facility didn’t see any overflows, as usage was low at the time.
Some members Mendocino City Community Services District board weren’t happy with relying on luck. “We should never be in a position where we have to shut the plant
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Nov 20, 2019
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