An equipment failure at a pumping station in north Des Moines is being blamed for a big spill of untreated sewage. Almost 400 thousand gallons poured into the Des Moines River this week. City officials quickly made equipment repairs at the Birdland pumping station in the 18 hundred block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Alarms failed Monday, meaning public works officials didn't know about the problem for about 8 hours. DNR officials are taking water samples, but cold weather diminishes the threat from bacteria.
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