Sewage leak discovered at Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works

A leak was discovered in sewage within the vicinity of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works at around 10am on Tuesday, causing part of the sewage to overflow into the Shing Mun River, the Drainage Services Department announced on its Facebook page “Drainy”. 

Emergency repair operations were initiated immediately, including deploying vacuum trucks to remove the overflowing sewage and using barriers for flood control. The issue had been put to an end by around 3pm. 

The Environmental Protection Department stated that the water quality in the Shing Mun River remained within normal parameters throughout the incident, and that they are closely monitoring the situation.

The pipeline has been in operation for over 40 years and underwent a routine inspection in 2021, during which no issues were reported.