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Sewer spill Coverage

The total cost to repair the damage, replace lost belongings and for a place to stay while repairs were being made totaled more than $160,000 for one Raleigh family.

<p>YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE. &gt;&gt; A FAMILY TOOK PICTURES OF THIS SEWERS THAT BACKED UP INTO THEIR HOME FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. 5 ON YOUR SIDE HAS INVESTIGATED THESE INCIDENTS AND WHY THE CITY'S RECOMMENDED FIX DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. KEELY ARTHUR IS HERE TO SHOW US HOW WORRIED WE SHOULD BE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN OUR HOMES. JOE, THIS IS A PATTERN. &gt;&gt; LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS. WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS ISSUE BACK IN 2019. WELL, GUESS WHAT, NOW TO OTHER RALEIGH FAMILIES ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME THING. &gt;&gt; ALL THE WAY THROUGH HERE, RAW SEWAGE FLOODED KATHRYN BRIGHT AND PAUL SULLIVAN'S HOME IN APRIL OF 2023. &gt;&gt; THIS IS WHERE IN THOSE ORIGINAL PICTURES YOU SAW THAT BLACK RIVER THAT'S WAS RIGHT WHERE I WAS. I WAS SHOT. I MEAN, COMPLETELY SHOCKED. &gt;&gt; ELIZABETH REED SAYS THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER WATER COMES UP FROM THIS TOILET. 9 TIMES SAYS IT KIND OF RUINED MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT HERE. THESE ARE 2 DIFFERENT RALEIGH FAMILIES WHO SAY CITY CONTRACTORS CAUSED SEWAGE TO BACK UP INTO THEIR HOMES. BRIAN SAID HER DAMAGE AND OTHER COSTS TOTALED $160,000. BRYANT AND SULLIVAN HAD TO COVER $68,000 OF THAT UP FRONT AND WERE THREATENED WITH LEANS ON THEIR HOME. THIS ONE THAT FLOODED 2 IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS GUY AND GIVE BIRTH TO THEIR SECOND CHILD. I SPENT A LOT OF MY MATERNITY LEAVE WHICH BREAKS MY HEART THAT FILING LIKE PULLING TOGETHER THIS VERY DETAILED PLAN WOULD LIKE. &gt;&gt; ALL OF MY CLOTHING AND EVERYTHING. REED SAYS SHE SPENT UPWARDS OF 16 MONTHS IN HOTELS WITH HER 2 CHILDREN. &gt;&gt; BECAUSE OF THESE INCIDENTS AND LOST A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY. THIS IS COSTING ME LIKE $450,000. THE ESTIMATE OVER THE YEARS WHEN THESE SEWER BLOWBACK EVENTS HAPPEN, THEY'RE NOT JUST EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THERE'S A HEALTH RISK THAT WILL CONTAIN ACTIVE OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL CONTAMINANTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE YOU ILL. SO PRECAUTIONS HAVE TO BE TAKEN DURING CLEANUP. THE CITY OF RALEIGH'S RECOMMENDATION TO PREVENT THIS. IT'S A BACK WATER VALVE BRYANT DIDN'T HAVE ONE. REID HAD ONE INSTALLED THAT SAYS IT CREATED A NEW PROBLEM WHEN THE CITY FLUSHES THESE LINES. IT BLOCKS UP MY MY MY MAIN SEWER LINE AND CLOSES AT FLAP. &gt;&gt; WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE THEY'RE WATERS NOT GETTING IN. BUT WHEN I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S HAPPENING, ANY WASTE I HAVE IN MY HOUSE WATCHING CLOSE TO SHOWER INTO FLUSHING THE TOILET BACKS UP INTO MY HOUSE. IT CAUSES ANOTHER ANOTHER FLOOD. BUT THIS TIME FROM INSIDE. &gt;&gt; THE CITY SAYS THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED AND DENIED READE'S MOST RECENT DAMAGE CLAIM. IT'S TERRIBLE. &gt;&gt; IT IS IS UNBELIEVABLE IS AS DRAMATIC. I SWEAR TO GOD I HAVE PTSD FROM THIS. &gt;&gt; YOU DON'T KNOW. &gt;&gt; WHEN LIGHTNING IS GOING TO STRIKE AGAIN, THIS CITY USES AN INDEPENDENT 3RD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR TO HANDLE THESE TYPES OF CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS AREN'T MADE UNTIL THE CLAIM IS COMPLETE FOR BRYANT IN SULLIVAN THAT TOOK A YEAR. BUT THEY WERE FINALLY MADE WHOLE. WE'VE MANAGED TO WITHSTAND THAT. WE WERE REALLY FORTUNATE A LOT OF WAYS. &gt;&gt; AND I THINK THAT THERE ARE FOLKS WHO THIS WOULD BE EVEN WORSE. YOU KNOW, FOR AND I THINK THE CITY REALLY NEEDS TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. &gt;&gt; A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT'S A STANDARD PRACTICE TO SETTLE CLAIMS AFTER DAMAGES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED. NOW NEW HOMES LIKELY HAVE A BACKWATER ABOUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS. SO CONSULT WITH THE PLUMBER. AND IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU DOCUMENT EVERYTHING, TAKE PICTURES, CONTACT YOUR MUNICIPALITY AND MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE TO CONTACT US TOO. &gt;&gt; WHAT HOW FRUSTRATING IT HAS TO BE FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE. FRUSTRATING AND GROSS. AND THEY FELT THAT NOBODY WAS HELPING THEM FINANCIALLY. IT'S JUST SUCH A HUGE COST AND HEADACHE.</p>

Raleigh families describe exasperation in dealing with homes flooded by sewage

Sewage floods inside Raleigh homes

Approximately 3,260 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into an unnamed tributary of Southwest Crooked Creek, according to the city. The city said the spill was caused by grease clogging the sewer line.

More than 3,000 gallons of sewage spills into Durham creek, kills fish

Creek (generic), running water, woods, forest

It is estimated that the overflow discharged approximately 24,800 gallons of untreated wastewater, of which approximately 13,700 may have reached an unnamed tributary within the Richland Basin.

Nearly 25,000 gallons of sewage spill into Richland Basin Wednesday morning in Raleigh

Sewage to blame for strong odor in Warrenton 

An estimated 2,500 gallons of untreated wastewater were discharged into an unnamed tributary to Kenneth Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. The town said there was no impact to public drinking water.

Thousands of gallons of wastewater spill into Fuquay-Varina creek

Cape Fear River

A mechanical system failure caused 20,000 gallons of wastewater to flow into a Franklin County creek on Friday.

20,000 gallons of wastewater spill into Franklin County creek due to mechanical system failure

Approximately 4,200 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into an unnamed tributary of Ellerbe Creek on Monday, the city said.

More than 4,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spill into Durham creek

The water at Ellerbe Creek in Durham's Northgate Park is high on Tuesday evening.

The Town of Fuquay-Varina discovered on Wednesday that an estimated 2,050 gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged from a damaged pipe into Middle Creek in the Neuse River Basin. 

More than 2,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled into Neuse River Basin in Fuquay-Varina

Camping along the Neuse River

Approximately 458,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into an unnamed tributary of Sandy Creek. The spill happened after a large tree fell and damaged a sewer line.

More than 450,000 gallons of wastewater spill into Durham creek

Durham manhole

Around 1,580 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into a tributary of Third Fork Creek in Durham after grease obstructed the flow of the sanitary sewer system, according to the City of Durham Department of Water Management

Sewer spill releases 1,580 gallons of untreated wastewater into Durham tributary 

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The City of Durham said vandalism caused a sewer spill on Tuesday, resulting in approximately 13,750 gallons of untreated wastewater flowing into Little Lick Creek.
