July 10, 2008
Thursday Headlines: Sewage Overflow Kills Fish in Tallapoosa River
Sewage overflows from a wastewater treatment facility in Wadley , Alabama is being blamed for the death of fish in the Tallapoosa River (pictured). Sewer overflows have been a continuing problem for Wadley due to effluent discharge when the system is overloaded. The excess discharge ultimately ends up in the Tallapoosa River.
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King County, Washington is being fined $30,000 for a sewage spill that polluted a restored stretch of Ravenna Creek. The state Department of Ecology issued the penalty for the May spill that unleashed 6.4 million gallons of raw sewage.
More from California, Roseville and Placer County face $126,000 in combined penalties for exceeding effluent limitations in treated sewage from wastewater treatment plants. The violations occurred over a seven-year period form 2000 to 2007.
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