CLOVER, S.C. — Some neighbors in Clover told Channel 9 they’re dealing with serious sewage problems. They told reporter Tina Terry it’s backing up into their toilets, sinks, and even their yards.
“It’s coming back up -- the water, the tissue, whatever you put in there -- it’s coming back up,” Tyronza Witherspoon said.
Witherspoon said she deals with the sewage problems inside and outside her home on Kings Mountain Street in Clover. She said they called a plumber, who changed out the sewer line under the house. But when problems continued, the homeowner, Jarvis Rhone, said he called the plumber again.
“They came out, they ran their line and they said ‘no this is connected to the city’s tap and this is their responsibility,’” Rhone said.
Clover’s town administrator sent Channel 9 a statement, saying in part the issue “...is being caused by the private line that connects the house to the town’s sewer line. There are no issues with the Town’s line. Our line is flowing freely. No other property in this area has reported an issue.”
But on Thursday, two other neighbors on the same street told Terry they’ve experienced similar sewage problems. One woman said the sewage has been bubbling up from the ground into her yard.
“Just dirty, filthy sewage,” she said. “You can tell it’s definitely sewage.”
The town administrator said no other property in that area has reported an issue. She also said there have only been 20 work orders for sewer-related issues called in by customers this year. For context, the town has about 3,500 customers.
One homeowner speculated that Clover’s sewage system is over capacity and could be causing the problem, but the town said that is not the case.
Earlier this summer, we learned Union County, North Carolina’s sewer system is reaching capacity. Three towns have even had to limit new builds to avoid overloading the system.
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