Homeowner Claims Over Repeat Sewage Backups From City’s System Denied

More than one solution likely will be needed to address issues that led to the June 2 flooding in Hamilton, according to officials who spoke during Wednesday night’s city council meeting.Several angry property owners whose buildings have been swamped multiple times by raw sewage, attended the meeting and expressed frustration the flooding hadn’t been addressed since a heavy storm in 2009 that cost many of them thousands of dollars. There’s more bad news: It may cost property owners money in cases where their storm gutters are connected to the city’s sanitary-sewer system — the one that receives waste from sinks and toilets — rather than emptying into their lawns or connecting to the storm sewer system, which is intended to carry rain and melted snow.