"A Toronto city councillor says a "large amount of rags" is to blame for a blockage that caused a sewage spill in an east-end creek last week. The spill in Taylor-Massey Creek led to dead fish in the water and unpleasant odours in residential neighbourhoods. Coun. Parthi Kandavel, who represents Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, said he was told by Toronto Water that the rags were found in a sanitary sewer near Hymus Road in the city's Clairlea-Birchmount neighbourhood."
"Kandavel said the city will have to work with Ontario's Ministry of the Environment to investigate the source of the blockage and to determine who is responsible for the collection of small to medium-sized rags. It could be the result of actions by residents or businesses, he added. One business might have dumped the rags at one time, or the rags could have gathered in that spot from residents flushing them down the toilet, he said."
Sanitary sewer blockage near Hymus Road in Clairlea-Birchmount, Scarborough, caused sewage to overflow into Taylor-Massey Creek via a storm water outfall at Warden Avenue and St Clair Avenue E. The overflow led to dead fish and unpleasant odours in nearby residential neighbourhoods. Toronto Water reported that a large amount of rags was found in the sanitary sewer and cleared the blockage. The city will work with Ontario's Ministry of the Environment to investigate the source of the rags and determine responsibility for collection of small to medium-sized rags. Special cameras are being used to check for additional blockages. Ministry staff attended the site and met with Toronto Water.
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