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A wastewater spill at the Hollywood Road wastewater treatment facility at 3700 S.E. Loop 335 involving nearly 4 million gallons was contained after occurring Friday at about 4:30 p.m. The city said the spill was contained at around 8 a.m. on Saturday.

The wastewater treatment facility remains over capacity due to citywide flooding, causing an additional spill into the local playa on the wastewater treatment plant grounds, the city of Amarillo said.

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The playa lake received approximately 900,000 gallons of untreated wastewater and an additional 3,000,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater from an onsite equalization basin, the city said.

"Facility personnel are working continuously to reduce volumes and maintain plant operations as precipitation continues. Materials to clean the spill have been added to strategic locations within the facility to reduce potential environmental impacts."

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As with the other recent spills, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been notified and is working with the city to minimize environmental impacts. For more information, contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager David Henry at (806) 378-5219 or by email at [email protected].