Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are expected to visit Western Wayne Regional Sewage District and its initially estimated $1.9 million in flood damage this week.
Michael Stuckey, WWRSD superintendent, said FEMA officials will conduct their first visit to see the impact of the Aug. 12 flood on the wastewater treatment plant at 200 S. Plum St. in Cambridge City.
The plant, which completed millions of dollars of work just three years ago, received multiple types of damage.
“About anything you could think of,” he said.
In addition to destruction of the plant’s lab and office, repair needs include its generator, lift station, high- and low-voltage electrical items, and dewatering equipment.
Major cleaning of the sewer line and raw wet well also was needed. The fence was destroyed, and three vehicles were lost.
Culy Contracting from Winchester helped with initial repairs. Diesel bypass pumps operated the plant for about a week.
WWRSD’s lab and office are currently operating out of the plant’s garage.
While customers aren’t reporting any difference in their services, Stuckey said months of repairs are needed to get back to 100%.
Bowen Engineering, which built the improved plant a few years ago, is now helping with long-term repair.
In addition to unprecedented challenges at work, Stuckey also had to deal with storm damage at home. A lightning strike took out his family’s well pump Aug. 12 before the Stuckeys lost power for three days.
A version of this article appeared in the September 30 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
