Name: Severe winter cold clogs Beaver Island’s downtown sewer line in 2003
Start: 2003-05
End: 2003-05
Location: Beaver Island

Severe winter cold clogs Beaver Island’s downtown sewer line in 2003

Also Beaver Island downtown sewer clog 2003 · sewer line winter pumping

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TypeEvent

Date2003-05

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2003-05
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: infrastructurepublic-serviceweathercommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2003 Beaver Beacon reported that severe winter cold had clogged the sewer line serving downtown Beaver Island and required pumping. The brief note expected spring melt to help resolve the problem.

Evidence limits

The notice does not identify the affected properties, repair work, cost, or final resolution.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “A Clog in the Line.”
Reports that severe winter cold clogged the sewer line serving downtown and required pumping, with the expectation that spring melt might resolve the problem. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the sewer-line report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Severe winter cold clogs Beaver Island’s downtown sewer line in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-downtown-sewer-line-clog-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “A Clog in the Line.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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