09.15.08
Monday Headlines: Overflows Cause Cty. to Warn Against Contact with River
In Michigan, the Genesee County Health Department is warning against any contact with the Flint and Shiawassee rivers after a weekend of rain caused large-scale sewage overflows across the county. The city of Flushing discharged more than 400,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Flint River Sunday, and the cities of Flint, Fenton and Grand Blanc also reported overflows into the rivers.
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Steps are being taken in Canton, Illinois to ensure problems don’t occur at its wastewater treatment facility, as well as to improve the infrastructure of the facility for the future.
Officials in Tampa, Florida say approximately 200,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Sweetwater Creek on Friday after a 20-inch sewage pipeline ruptured.
A water main break at the Utah State Capitol complex in Salt Lake City early this morning caused flooding that shut down the government’s offices for the entire day. A short time after midnight, a 50-year-old water main underneath the concrete ruptured and sent water to many areas — including some indoor, where employees spend their work days.
According to an ongoing Associated Press investigation, U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities are annually flushing millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America’s drinking water.
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Deltona, Florida
Ogunquit, Maine
08.05.08
Tuesday Headlines: 140,000 Gallons of Raw Sewage Spills Into Michigan Lake
The water in Lake Bella Vista is murky after an estimated 140,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the private lake. The spill in Cannon Township, Michigan was caused by a break in a pipe that carries sewage from northern Kent County to the Grand Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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More than 150,000 gallons of treated sewage flowed into Scottsdale, Arizona desert last week after a filter became clogged at a water treatment plant. The affected portion of the water plant treats about 20 million gallons of water a day.
In Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power crews worked well into the night to fix an 8-inch water main that broke next to an apartment building near downtown on Monday.
A water main break Monday morning in Conway, Pennsylvania has the borough under a boil notice.
Two water main breaks in Salt Lake City have left utility workers with a lot of work to do.
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Ansonia, Connecticut
Mira Loma, California
Pendleton, South Carolina
Saint Joseph, Missouri
06.06.08
Friday Headlines: Pittsburgh Suburb Suffers Second Water Main Break
It could be sometime this weekend before full water service is restored to about 750 customers in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. A water main break occurred Thursday in Manor, not long after crews worked through the night to complete repairs on a 12-inch line that broke a day earlier near the township municipal building,
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In Oakland, California, a water main break on Thursday spewed thousands of gallons into the street and left 10 customers without water for much of the day.
Staying in California, a sewage spill in Orcutt kept crews on-scene until well into the night. Roots from some nearby willow trees compromised the sewer lines and caused them to back up.
A sinkhole is blocking traffic on a major thoroughfare in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is not expected to be repaired until late tonight. City crews said a broken water line caused part of the road to fall in.
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Elk Ridge, Utah
Louisville, Kentucky
Tulsa, Oklahoma
