April 9, 2009
Thursday Headlines: Stimulus Funds To Upgrade Army Depot Water System
In Pennsylvania, the Tobyhanna Army Depot will recieve funds from the recently passed federal economic stimulus package to upgrade its water distribution system to better accommodate the depot’s operations, facilities and personnel.
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Wastewater plants in the cities of Bay City, Essexville and Saginaw in Michigan have reported totals from sewage overflows last week into the Saginaw River. Bay City discharged 35.4 million gallons of partially treated sewage and stormwater, more than 3.3 million gallons were discharged from Essexville and 124 millions gallons in discharges has been reported by Saginaw.
In California, the Marin County sewage agency in Mill Valley has agreed to pay a $1.6 million fine for spilling more than 3 million gallons of sewage into Richardson Bay in late-January last year. Half of the fine will go to a state clean up fund and the other half will go to two environmental projects.
Utility crews in Austin, Texas spent a good portion of Wednesday cleaning up a sewage spill after a broken wastewater line released 100,000 gallons near Little Walnut Creek.
A water main break this morning in Ellsworth, Maine caused traffic to be re-routed through downtown. A boil water alert was also expected to be issued for some customers in the area.
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