Wastewater discharged in Louisa Co

An unknown amount of wastewater was discharged and flowed to the Iowa River Tuesday when a force main ruptured in Wapello. According to a news release, city staff had to shut a pump station down near Van Buren Street to fix the main pipe, allowing untreated wastewater to discharge until the pipe was repaired at 11:20 a.m.The city will test water samples collected near the pump station.The Department of Natural Resources does not anticipate taking enforcement action at this time.