SGF Environmental Services

🐢🎉 Congratulations to our May Greene Goosechase winners, Turtle and The Final Goosening!

This month's theme was Soil Health and our participants got their hands dirty exploring soil, compost, and the messy magic that helps everything grow. 🌱🪱

As we wrap up our final month of Greene GooseChase, we want to send a huge thank you to everyone who participated throughout the season. Your creativity, enthusiasm, and commitment to learning about sustainability made this program a success. We hope you had as much fun completing missions as we had creating them!

Stay curious, keep growing, and thanks for playing along with us. 💚 Stay tuned for our announcement of the overall Greene Goosechase winner!

Springfield got lots of rain over the weekend! ⛈️
Our team tracks rainfall at multiple monitoring locations to see how wet weather affects the sanitary sewer system.

Why does this matter if we have a separate sewer and stormwater system?

➡ Infiltration occurs when groundwater enters the sewer system through cracks in private laterals, faulty connections or other openings.

➡ Inflow occurs when surface water such as storm water enters the sewer system through roof downspout connections, holes in manhole covers, illegal plumbing connections, or defects.

This rain data helps us better understand inflow and infiltration patterns and how they may impact operations at our wastewater treatment plants.

The City of Springfield will conduct a planned, controlled burn of a large brush pile at the Yardwaste Recycling Center, collected during last year’s spring storm cleanup.

The burn is planned to begin the morning of Friday, May 8. It is expected to last several hours up to a few days, depending on weather conditions.

⚠️ What you should know:
• Stay clear of the burn site for your safety
• Smoke will be visible and may be noticeable in nearby neighborhoods
• Temporary traffic impacts and road closures are expected
• The Yardwaste Recycling Center will be CLOSED May 8-9, with a planned reopening on Tuesday, May 12 (conditions permitting).

🚧 Road & Closures:
• Inman Rd (FR 164) & Hutchinson Ave (FR 119) – east of Haseltine Rd (FR 115)
• Rountree Rd – west of West Bypass
• FR 123 – closed to non-local traffic between Rountree Rd & Republic Rd
• Wilson’s Creek Greenway Trail – closed between Tal’s Trailhead & FR 123/Rountree Rd

This is a coordinated, multi-agency operation led by the Springfield Fire Department to ensure safety and efficiency. This method was selected after evaluating alternatives to ensure safe, efficient and environmentally compliant disposal of storm debris.

Updates will be shared as available. Follow official City channels, including the SGF Environmental Services page, for the latest information.

Read the full release: https://www.springfieldmo.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/13148