Timmins reports raw sewage spill at Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant as ongoing

The City of Timmins reported a raw sewage spill at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 551 Airport Road on April 24, with the city’s notice listing a start time of 8:28 a.m. The notice, posted at 9:12 a.m., listed the spill as ongoing.

The notice did not provide a cause for the spill and did not list the amount of wastewater bypassed, showing “on-going” for the “Volume by-passed” field as well as the end date and end time.

In the same notice, the city included general information about how wastewater bypasses or overflows can occur when treatment systems are overwhelmed, often during heavy rainfall or snowmelt. The city did not link the April 24 spill to any specific weather conditions or other cause.

The city’s notice also included general guidance asking residents to conserve water during rainstorms and to avoid flushing wipes.