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Portsmouth sewage spill: HRSD tells Douglas Avenue neighbor to install drainage system before restoring lawn (opens the original)
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth homeowner says he has spent much of his free time working in his yard after a 3.1 million-gallon sewage spill damaged his property, while he waits for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District to restore his lawn. Noel McBride has lived on Douglas Avenue for four years. Before a sewage main break spilled 3.1 million gallons of raw sewage on Aug. 4, McBride said he never had large amounts of water building up in his yard without draining. Now, McBride said HRSD told him
Portsmouth sewage spill: HRSD weighs options to treat contaminated Hull Creek sediment (opens the original)
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Nearly 40 days after 3.1 million gallons of raw sewage spilled onto Douglas Avenue and into Hull Creek, officials are still working on a plan to treat sediment and solids left behind in the waterway. The Aug. 4 spill happened after a 30-inch sewer force main installed in 1943 failed. Emergency repairs were completed Aug. 7, but the focus has now shifted to determining what should be done with material that settled into the creek. Neighbors told WTKR the smell has improved since
Portsmouth approves new approach to treat gun violence like a public health emergency (opens the original)
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — After a shooting, police typically respond to the scene, investigate what happened and work to identify those responsible. Portsmouth leaders want to expand that response. City Council unanimously approved Project IMPACT on Monday, a proposed strategy from Portsmouth’s Crime and Gun Violence Prevention Commission that would bring multiple city agencies and community partners together after certain shootings to address both the violence and the conditions surrounding it. "The id
Two weeks after 3.1M-gallon sewage spill, Portsmouth neighbors worry about property values and Hull Creek (opens the original)
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Two weeks after a sewage main break spilled 3.1 million gallons of raw sewage onto Douglas Avenue and into Hull Creek, neighbors say the smell lingers and concerns about their properties remain. "It's like a porta-potty but like on steroids," Monte Thomas said. Thomas, his wife Whitney and their 6 kids have lived in the neighborhood for four years. They own land across from their home where much of the cleanup happened. Whitney Thomas said the couple has invested heavily in the
Confused about Portsmouth’s trash rules? Here’s what’s changed (opens the original)
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth residents are adjusting to several changes in how the city collects regular trash, recycling and bulk waste. Some neighbors have expressed confusion about the updated rules, while others said they're fine with the changes as long as their neighborhoods stay clean. Here's what residents need to know about the city's updated trash collection process, including a bulk pickup change coming Oct. 1. For Tony Goodwin, who has lived in Portsmouth's Park View neighborhood wit
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