Health

Sewer break causes problems near Pammel Creek

Published

5 years ago

April 8, 2019

The city of La Crosse is warning pedestrians to stay away from an intersection near a sewer line break.

The break was reported early today in the Broadview Place area, near River Bank.

People living near Pammel Creek also are being warned to avoid contact with the water in the creek, because sewage is going toward the creek.

When the pipe broke, untreated sewage under pressure was forced to the surface, and ran to storm sewer basins that lead to Pammel Creek.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.