Extreme Rainfall Response and Cleanup

rescamilla71Mayor’s Office, News, Sanitary District

Hammond and nearby areas received over six inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours, saturating the ground and increasing the risk of flooding. The Hammond Sanitary District (HSD) reports that sewers and the wastewater plant are operating at full capacity. Additional staff have been deployed to the plant and pump stations, and the Columbia Avenue CSO basin is functioning …