Not seen this in a decade, a manhole cover flushing away, underneath the sanitary sewer is overwhelmed, raw sewage pours overland. It is 2011 not 1911, stinks.

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First of all it is not a hydrant, but it is clearly flushing, as the Glen Ellyn Public Works should be too [flushing] / blushing.

My guess - Public Works doesn't own a "Sewage Backing Up" sign, but wanted to put some kind of sign indicating water and the possibility of the lid being off the basin.

Are you sure it's a sanitary sewer and not a storm sewer basin? The first flush from a storm sewer can sometimes stink, too.

It absolutely is a sanitary sewer.

I almost took a pic of the one at the intersection of Main and Sunset today. There's a small rain-pool on the grass in front of the man-made Sunset Pool, too.

I didn't think that sanitary sewers just bubbled up like that with raw sewage? I only thought that storm sewers did that. (I know that sanitary sewers can back up into your house where they are connected-but not just from a manhole cover into the street).

We had it too, we are on Carleton and Hillside. It came into the house too! We lived here for 12 years without any flooding or water issues, and now for the last 8 years, we flood all the time.

Partially because of things being built up....possibly without inspection....just sayin'

Lived here a long time and this is the Glen Ellyn way. It hasn't happened for quite a while, but this was quite a storm!

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Originally posted by GESingleMom2:
I almost took a pic of the one at the intersection of Main and Sunset today. There's a small rain-pool on the grass in front of the man-made Sunset Pool, too.

Main and Fairview. Fairview and Sunset. No Sunset and Main.

If you mean the green depression just SW of Main/Fairview, that rain-pool is probably by design. I imagine that is the retention area for Sunset Pool/Park.

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Originally posted by WaspFactory:
It absolutely is a sanitary sewer.

You're absolutely sure?? That is one hell of a lot of flow to be sanitary.

I mean, ignoring the smell, are you saying you have actual knowledge that this is a sanitary line?

Where is this at, by the way?

I drove by the overflow at Main and Fairview this am. It did smell, but I was a storm sewer.

Trib Local's Zimmerman writes this

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Overnight and early morning rains have caused several arterial roads to flood and manhole covers to pop in Glen Ellyn.

Village Clerk Sue Connors said that public works crews are working as quickly as they can to control any flooding issues, but the storm water sewers can only handle so much rain before they overflow. The rain also came down quickly, causing many to reach capacity.

Thanks for the link, Middlein87. So is it correct to say that the picture was of a storm sewer? That is what I get from the article.

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It could very well be a sanitary sewer...alot of people have illegal connections and pump storm water into the sanitary system, causing it to surcharge. It looks like dirty water at first glance but can include the mess from sanitary lines. Happens all the time West of Lorraine and Hill. Ended up in my parents basement again yesterday. Village should have a program to prevent this but may not have the manpower for regular inspections.

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Originally posted by RMK:
Main and Fairview. Fairview and Sunset. No Sunset and Main.

Whoops. I always do that, the pool confuses me. Thanks for clearing that up. I meant Main and Fairview.

GE Sewers

The Village required a Clear Water inspection before they would issue the real estate tax stamp when we moved in.

And the Village sent out notices awhile ago that up until a certain time you could have your set-up inspected and receive no fines if it wasn't up to snuff. I know the amnesty period is over.

Scientist - Love your avatar

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Originally posted by homegrown:
Thanks for the link, Middlein87. So is it correct to say that the picture was of a storm sewer? That is what I get from the article.

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I really can't say what type of sewer that picture was of. I didn't take it.

I've been privileged enough to be through some wastewater plants in my time, and that water at first glance doesn't look like sanitary waste to me. Nor does the flow rate it requires to do what the water in that picture is doing seem likely to be a sanitary line. UNLESS there were a heck of a lot of sump pumps hooked up to the line Or the basin in question was from a huge sewer line (bigger than I'd expect to find in a GE residential area). Even then it seems like a lot of flow to me.

Plus, if it were really raw sewage, I'd expect the Village to have been a bit more aggressive in their signage. To the point of cordoning off the area (risk of hepatitis, E. Coli, etc.)