June 10, 2008
Tuesday Headlines: Water Main Break Closes Virginia Mall
An early morning water main break at the Valley Mall in Harrisonburg, Virginia forced management to close most of the stores Monday. The break also left some residents without water for hours on a day of record-breaking heat.
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In Washington, the Spokane County Public Defender’s office was shut down this morning because of a sewer backup.
The city of Racine, Wisconsin had about 7.8 million gallons of sewer system overflow during the weekend, according to unofficial preliminary results.
The cost to bring Appleton, Wisconsin’s troubled water treatment plant to promised production goals is estimated to be $11 million.
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Manatee County, Florida
Montpelier, Vermont
Pasadena, California
June 9, 2008
Monday Headlines: 100,000 Gallons of Sewage Spill into Lake Macatawa
The Ottawa County, Michigan Health Department has issued a surface water advisory for Lake Macatawa due to a sewage overflow. There had been a Sanitary Sewer Overflow late Sunday morning, after it’s expected that 100,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the lake.
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In Oklahoma, only five bodies of water out of the thousands of lakes and streams monitored were found to be clear of harmful levels of pollution, according to a draft government report released last week by the state Department of Environmental Quality. The rest of the waters watched by the state either weren’t tested or are polluted beyond federal standards.
Crews in Santa Maria, California cleaned up a dry creek bed Friday after at least 75,000 gallons of sewage spilled the night before.
The entire sanitary sewer system is overloaded in Grand Island, Nebraska.
A state of emergency has been declared in Mason City, Iowa after rising floodwaters inundated the town, causing a breach in a levee and prompting officials to shut down the water treatment plant.
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Agwam, Massachusetts
Huntington, Massachusetts
Modesto, California
April 14, 2008
Monday Headlines: Drugs-in-Water Deadline Missed
A White House task force that was supposed to devise a federal plan to research the issue of pharmaceuticals in drinking water has missed its deadline and failed to produce mandated reports and recommendations for coordination among numerous federal agencies.
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In Pennsylvania, at some point in the near future, Moosic borough will transfer a portion of its sewer line on over to the city of Scranton.
A broken sewer line has caused a sinkhole in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (picture courtesy of the Hattiesburg American).
In Lillington, North Carolina, heavy rain last weekcaused 12,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to overflow into the Cape Fear and Black rivers.
Production at Appleton, Wisconsin’s troubled water treatment plant increased by 1 million gallons a day in March after a $600,000 project adding more filters.
April 11, 2008
Friday Headlines: EPA Tells Marin County to Address Needs
Here’s an update on the situation in Marin County, California. The EPA said Thursday that the county’s sewage collection systems should work together to address chronic sewage spills and start long-term repairs to aging sewer pipes.
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The city of Wentzville, Missouri teams up with the local Wal-Mart to inform residents about storm water pollution and how to prevent it.
A sewage spill scare in Gulfport, Mississippi created quite a stink this morning. The sewage soaked an old FEMA park and for several hours, environmentalists worried that the contaminants would seep into the nearby Turkey Creek.
In Milwaukee, heavy rains Tuesday and Thursday resulted in combined sewer overflows to urban rivers and Lake Michigan beginning Thursday night, and prompted the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to begin blending partially treated wastewater with fully treated flows at the Jones Island treatment plant.
A broken sewer line causes a sinkhole that shuts down Easton, Pennsylvania’s Larry Holmes Drive
April 8, 2008
Tuesday Headlines: Va. Treatment Plant Still in Violation
Elkton, Virginia’s sewage-treatment plant discharged solids into the Shenandoah River throughout February, violating state regulations for a third month, according to environmental officials
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In Alabama, Jefferson County officials have looked into restructuring their sewer debt under the protection of Chapter 9 bankruptcy
The state of West Virginia, has given the town of Pratt less than a month to figure out how to fix its sewer system
Residents in a Lexington, Kentucky neghborhood are facing sewage overflows in their backyard. Don’t watch the video if you have a weak stomach
Liquid waste from a sewer line break in Stauton, Virginia likely seeped into a portion of a nearby creek
