Raw sewage leak reported in Red River Floodway

The Red River Floodway is pictured on April 7, 2022. (CTV News Photo Scott Andersson)

A new report shows that 20,000 litres of raw sewage leaked into the Red River Floodway this week.

According to a City of Winnipeg untreated sewage report, the seepage took place over the span of 4.5 days. It notes that it was caused by a leak in an air release valve.

City workers were able to isolate and stop the leak on Wednesday.

The report adds that most of the sewage was collected by a land drainage catch basin and then discharged into the Red River Floodway.

CTV News Winnipeg has reached out to the City of Winnipeg and Province of Manitoba for more information.

- With files from CTV’s Taylor Brock.