Hyperion sewage cleanup, repairs complete, officials say; El Segundo residents say odors remain
The equipment and operations cleanup and repairs at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant is complete, after flooding from a debris backup over the summer caused a 17-million-gallon sewage spill into the Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment officials said this week. But despite that, El Segundo residents and city officials remain frustrated — as evidenced by a community forum on Thursday, Sept. 23 — by what they say are delays in a reimbursement program and a lingering smell that has worsened their quality of life.