Water was bubbling up from a grease trap onto Narrow Gauge Avenue behind the Francisco’s Building Saturday morning.

The problem started Friday night and a plumber was expected to fix it Saturday, said Scott Finzer, general manager of The Lone Spur.

“We are doing everything we can,” he said.

There was no raw sewage spilling out onto the street. The water was coming from an exterior grease trap that serves the Francisco’s Building where the water and grease separate, Finzer said.

The Lone Spur, a restaurant in the Francisco’s building, remained open Saturday morning.

The owner of Brew Pub and Kitchen, Eric Maxson, was concerned about the smell from the grease trap in the alley coming into his restaurant, as it had on Thursday.

“In the middle of our lunch, it started smelling like sewer in our restaurant,” he said.

He was sympathetic to the Lone Spur’s problems because he has had similar issues. But he was concerned that it hadn’t been fixed sooner.

“I know companies in town that are willing to do emergency work, after hours,” he said.

mshinn@durangoherald.com