September 9, 2008
Tuesday Headlines: Hanna Causes Sewer Overflows in N.C. Community
Tropical Storm Hanna’s heavy rains, measured at 6.08 inches in Dunn, North Carolina, caused wastewater to overflow in three places, spilling the untreated water into waterways. Sewage spills has long been an issue in Dunn with the town ranking in the state’s top 10 for the problem.
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The decision of the City Council in Holyoke, Massachusetts not to raise sewer rates will likely result in taxpayers footing the bill for any additional related sewer costs. The increase is needed to help pay off $6 million in debt for a sewage treatment plant and $3 million for a combined sewer overflow abatement project.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation after originally saying repairs to a major street in Columbia, South Carolina would be finished by Saturday are still working on the repairs. Authorities blame a collapsed storm drain as the cause of the sinkhole.
The state of Michigan has threatened Harrisburg Township with penalties for not meeting limits on phosphorus and other substances in the discharge. The improvements required by the state will cost millions of dollars and is forcing the township to increase its sewer rates.
A water main break flooded a residential street in Castaic, California this morning, causing the street to buckle and leaving residents in some 60 homes without access to the roadway.
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