The board approved on Sept. 26 a $168,100 contract with Environmental Partners Group to conduct an independent review and assessment of the vacuum sewer system, where the core of the breakdown ...

PROVINCETOWN — Provincetown town officials will speed up work on the sewer vacuum system, following the sewer emergency Aug. 11-12 when the system was shut down due to equipment failure.

Provincetown has declared a sewer emergency for 356 properties on the town's vacuum system, requiring some restaurants to close for up to 48 hours.

The emergency impacts properties on the vacuum sewer system - it doesn't apply to customers on the gravity system or to places with on-site septic systems. It could take up to 48 hours to fix the ...

Provincetown sewer system restored 00:23. PROVINCETOWN - The sewer emergency in Provincetown has been resolved after approximately 36 hours. Town Manager Alex Morse said the central vacuum sewer ...

DAVE: THE CITY HAS JUST LANDED EMERGENCY FUNDING TO UPGRADE VACUUM SEWER SYSTEMS WITH UPGRADED PARTS. AND IN THE INTERIM? >> WE’RE PUMPING DOWN THE BUFFER TANKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SYSTEM ...