Stinky sewage puddle worries neighbors in Espaola

Updated: 05/09/2014 10:22 PM | Created: 05/09/2014 10:20 PM By: Kai Porter, KOB Eyewitness News 4

Neighbors in Espaola say theyre living next to a stinky, stagnant, fly-invested puddle of raw sewageoozing up from the ground.

Norma Mooredoesn't need tosee it to know it's there.

You drive past it with your windows open and you can smell the sewer, she said.

Moore lives behind the Juniper Hills mobile home park.

She says overflow from the parks septic tanks runs down the hill and pools up at the base of a frontage road, just a stones throw away from dozens of homes.

It's not just the smell. Neighbors say it's a health hazard because sometimes kids and pets play in the water.

The thing of it is, when you can smell it you know it's unhealthy, said Moore.

We tracked down the mobile home parks manager to get some answers. But she didnt seem to be as concerned.

It's not really a hazard, said manager Johanna Kolbe. The children don't play down there. They aren't allowed to.

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Stinky sewage puddle worries neighbors in Espaola