April 3, 2009
Friday Headlines: Duluth Reaches Final Agreement to Fix Sewer Overflows
Duluth, Minnesota has entered into a final agreement with the EPA and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on a consent decree to implement a long-term plan to fix the city’s sewer overflow problem by 2016. The total cost of the plan is estimated at $161 million.
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A cracked stormwater line about 45 feet underground is the likely cause of a large sinkhole n the parking lot of a government building in Wausau, Wisconsin. Crews must inspect wastewater lines to find and repair cracks before refilling the hole.
In Macon, Georgia, recent heavy rains have caused approximately 65,000 gallons of sewage to spill into a nearby creek near the Ocmulgee River.
The General Manager of Washingtonm, D.C.’s Water and Sewer Authority will resign this summer after 12 years. A move aimed at restoring public confidence following the discovery of excessive lead in the city’s tap water five years ago.
The city of Middletown, New York will receive $27.8 million from the economic stimulus package to fund a wastewater project begun in mid-February.
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