Something stinks in the City of Penticton.

At least, it did in July and October 2015, when the city香蕉视频直播檚 sewage system allegedly backed up into a property on Gahan Avenue, to the tune of about 18,000 litres on both occasions, according to a lawsuit filed against city hall this week.

Filed on Monday by insurance broker Shirley Varga and lawyer Paul Varga, the lawsuit claims that on July 22, 2015 at around 5:30 p.m., the couple found that sewage was coming out of their toilet, shower drain and bathtub drain from the city-owned sewage system.

香蕉视频直播淭he flow of sewage waste coming into the home continued unabated for approximately three hours and at one point filled the entire ground floor to approximately eight inches in depth for a total volume of approximately 18,000 litres of raw sewage,香蕉视频直播� the court filing says.

In the first sewage backup, the Vargas claim, the entire ground floor of the home and its contents were affected.

Remediation reportedly was underway by Oct. 22, 2015, when the plaintiffs say they found sewage coming out of their toilet, shower drain and bathtub drain a second time at around 7:20 a.m.

香蕉视频直播淭he plaintiffs were unaware how long the second sewage backup had been occurring before it was discovered flowing into the Residence,香蕉视频直播� the filing says.

香蕉视频直播淎fter discovery, the inflow continued unabated for approximately one hour and at one point filled the entire ground floor to approximately eight inches in depth for a total volume of approximately 18,000 litres of raw sewage.

The Vargas claim to have lost the costs of repairs to the residence, personal possessions, use of the residence, the reduction in the property香蕉视频直播檚 value and 香蕉视频直播渇urther particulars of special damages to be determined.香蕉视频直播�

The Vargas pre-emptively claimed the sewage backup is not a natural occurrence on city land, adding it香蕉视频直播檚 a potentially 香蕉视频直播渄angerous thing likely to cause harm香蕉视频直播� and that the city failed to prevent the backup.

From the city, the pair is seeking a return on damages and costs to the property.

dustin.godfrey@pentictonwesternnews.com
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