Hackensack residents fed up with raw sewage

The Department of Public Works is blaming an aging infrastructure for the raw sewage that has continued to leak into basements and lawns in Hackensack since Tuesday. Officials say sewer lines are the

News 12 Staff

Jan 30, 2009, 12:57 AM

Updated 5,745 days ago

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The Department of Public Works is blaming an aging infrastructure for the raw sewage that has continued to leak into basements and lawns in Hackensack since Tuesday.
Officials say sewer lines are the number one issue for Hackensack. Residents of the Heritage Apartments on Hudson Street were quick to agree.
?It?s happened for two days now,? says Orlando Soto. ?It?s a mess and it stinks.?
The DPW says crews were on the job immediately to clean up the raw sewage.