Firefighters took to Bristol Township’s Croydon section to pump water from flash flooding to prevent sewer pumps from burning out.
Water ponded up along the side of State Road in front of the industrial buildings near River Road and came close to overwhelming a wet well in the area. The wet well moves waste water to the township sewer plant, which had its pumps working overtime due to the flash flooding, said Emergency Manager Kevin Dippolito, who also serves as the fire marshal.
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Dippolito said there was some concern the pumps may be damaged by working so hard to move the excess water.
PennDOT, which owns the road, was called to the scene to try to determine why there was so much water ponding in an area where there is a under-the-road pipe, Dippolito said.
Crews from Bristol Consolidated, Croydon, and Third District fire companies were called in to pump excess water to a wooded area across State Road.
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State Road between River Road and Orchard Avenue was expected to be closed into late Wednesday night.
