Residents report possible irregular sewage connection near HUMAI in Ponta Grossa

Residents of the Cornélio de Geus Street region, in Ponta Grossa, report problems involving sewage to céu aberto, flooding and a possible irregular connection of sewage in the rainwater gallery in the vicinity of Hospital Universitário Maternal-Child (HUMAI). According to reports sent to the BnT Portal, the situation had been monitored for months and won a new chapter on Tuesday (8), during cleaning and unobstructed services carried out on site.

According to one of the residents accompanying the case, protocols were opened both with Prefeitura de Ponta Grossa and Sanepar in an attempt to solve the problem. In recent weeks, the collection would have been intensified in the face of the sewage that, according to residents, ran down the street and hit real estate during rainy periods.

On Tuesday, a team of the City Hall began the unobstructed wolf mouths and galleries of the region.

Cleaning would have revealed piping

According to the report sent to the BnT, approximately six or seven points need to go through the cleaning. Three of them were reportedly cleared on Tuesday, precisely in the area considered most critical by residents.

With the removal of the obstruction, the water and sewage that previously appeared on the road would have flowed back through the underground pipe.

It was during this work that, according to the complaint, a previously unknown situation was identified.

The resident claims that a Sanepar prosecutor was at the site in the morning, but could not have adequately verified the origin of the problem because the structure was still taken by water and waste. After the cleaning carried out by the City Council, the professional would have returned during the afternoon.

According to the report, three pipes were identified in one of the points: one following the path of the gallery, another crossing the street and a third, positioned diagonally, which would come from the direction of the hospital.

Residents talk about possible sewage discharge in the rain gallery

The main complaint presented by the residents is that this third pipe is transporting sewage into the rainwater gallery, a structure that should receive rainwater.

According to the resident heard by the BnT Portal, during the inspection it was also found that the point where there should be a conventional sewage connection of the hospital appeared not to have been used.

The reported suspicion is that the waste would be directed to the rain net and, subsequently, following towards a stream of the region.

Despite the reports, the BnT Portal has not had access, so far, to a technical report or official document that confirms the existence of a clandestine link or formally identifies the origin of the material found in the pipe.

Therefore, the situation remains being treated as a denunciation and awaits clarifications from the responsible bodies.

Residents reported sewerage and flooding for months

Before Tuesday’s clean-up, residents reported that the sewage reached the surface and remained running down the street. On rainy days, some homes would also have been hit by water mixed with waste.

With the clearance of the first three points, the problem of extravasation would have diminished on Tuesday. According to residents, about half of the cleaning service remains, which is expected to continue in the coming days.

The intervention, however, does not clarify the origin of the possible sewage discharge pointed out by the residents, an issue that should now be analyzed by the responsible.

BnT awaits positioning

The BnT Portal sought Sanepar, Prefeitura de Ponta Grossa and the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG) to clarify the complaint, asking about the origin of the pipe, the situation of the sewage network in the region and what measures can be adopted.

Until the publication of this report, the three organs had not yet forwarded a response.