I am concerned and frustrated by this extreme flooding. My deepest sympathy goes out to those effected by this extreme flooding. I am also eternally thankful to the Atlanta Police, Fire and Emergency Service Departments for helping Atlanta Citizens. This is a clear lack of leadership regarding our water infrastructure. Part of reason of the flooding in the City of Atlanta is due to lack of separation between sewage lines and storm drainage.
Approximately 15 percent of Atlanta's sewer system involves a combined sewer system, whereby sanitary sewage and storm water are combined in one pipe. The combined sewer system primarily located in the central core of the city and surrounding areas, overflows several times a year, spilling sewage and storm water into neighborhood streams and other waterways.
If elected mayor, I am committed to insuring that the water and sewage infrastructure is complete, and I advocate separation between sewage lines and storm drainage. The city can achieve full sewer separation in the South River Basin by 2012 and I am committed to this water and sewage infrastructure being done properly.
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