July 17, 2008
Thursday Headlines: Hefty Price Tag for Peoria CSO Fix
Protecting the Illinois River from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) could cost the city of Peoria, Illinois up to $262 million. By the end of this year, the city must formulate a plan to reduce its CSOs enough to satisfy the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the EPA. Peoria is one of more than 700 U.S. communities that have sewer systems which combine wastewater and stormwater.
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In California, a sewage spill closed a portion of San Clemente Beach. The spill occurred when a piece of debris got stuck in a valve at the sewage treatment plant.
Residents of some Columbia, Missouri neighborhoods could be without clean water until Friday morning, depending on the results of bacterial contamination tests. A precautionary boil order was issued Wednesday morning after a 16-inch water main broke late Tuesday night.
The town of Lake Hamilton, Florida will have a new water treatment plant within two years thanks in part to a $2.4 million loan and a $923,800 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In Elizabeth, Colorado, a water main break Tuesday night caused the town to lose approximately one million gallons of water. Residents had to rely on bottled water, and businesses had no other choice than to close down for the day.
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