Sudbury River Health Advisory Lifted In Framingham

News release from City of Framingham.

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The health advisory for the Sudbury River for recreational activities has been lifted, said City of Framingham Health Director William Murphy.

Earlier this week, a sewer system overflow occurred in the City of Framingham.

It was a result of a break in the pressurized sewer pipe (also called a force main) that leaves a wastewater pump station located on Worcester Road, said City of Framingham Wastewater Director Steve Leone.

The pipe broke in an area near the Sudbury River, and resulted in wastewater entering the river, said Leone.

Once the upstream flows from the sewer system could be pumped into trucks and hauled away, the flow into the river ceased, the broken pipe was repaired, and the pump station resumed normal operation, said Leone.

“Stopping the SSO required the upstream flows from the sewer system to be pumped into trucks and hauled away. Multiple sewage pumping trucks were secured by the City and deployed. Once flows upstream of the pipe break were successfully managed, the broken pipe was repaired, and the pump station resumed normal operation. Flow into the river lasted approximately 4.5 hours from the time the break was reported to the DPW until flow was stopped. This 4.5 hours includes the time required to dispatch to the site, locate and identify the pipe break, and deploy the solution to cease flow into the river,” said Leone.