April 1, 2008
Tuesday Headlines: Waste on the Shores of Portland, Oregon
Overloaded storm drains in Portland, Oregon are being blamed for sewage waste found Saturday along the shores of Frenchman’s Bar Park
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Residents of Holland, Michigan are said to be at no additional risk from an estimated 80,000 gallons of untreated sewage that overflowed into a lake last week
Two members of the Springfield, Illinois Metro Sanitary District board are pushing back against criticism that the public was not given sufficient notice of meetings in which a near-quadrupling of sewer rates was considered. A 393 percent increase, to be implemented incrementally beginning starting in May and continuing through 2016, was approved a week ago
In Wisconsin, the Chippewa Falls treatment plant needs an upgrade. The cost to upgrade the entire facility will be about $3 million over a 20-year span
A group of Lorena, Texas residents want to stop a wastewater treatment plant from being built in their neighborhood
