02232018 - Hickory Creek Pump Station (Feb. 2018) IOv FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DENTON Jessica Rogers • (940) 349-7531 • Jessica.Rogers@cityofdenton.com
Hickory Creek Pump Station Overflow
Heavy rain and damage leads to City of Denton sewer overflows
DENTON, TX, Feb. 23, 2018—The City of Denton Wastewater Utility reported that a foreign
object in the wastewater system caused damage to pumps at the Hickory Creek Pump Station
near the Old Alton Bridge, resulting in sewer overflows in the vicinity.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ) requires the City to notify the public
and all appropriate government officials of overflows that exceed 100,000 gallons in a single
drainage basin. This overflow was measured at 720,750 gallons.
Staff from the City's Watershed division have sampled the stream upstream and downstream of
the discharge, and have noted no impacts. General Manager Dr. Kenneth Banks stressed that
none of the overflows of diluted wastewater appear to have affected the stream or Lake
Lewisville. However, staff are adding oxygen to the stream as a precautionary measure to ensure
protection of Hickory Creek.
Contact: Dr. Kenneth Banks, (940) 349-7165, Ken neth.Banks@cityofdenton.corn
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