Jul. 1—Last year’s extreme rainstorms flushed over 745 million gallons of raw storm and sewer water into Maine rivers and bays — more than twice as much as what overflowed the systems in 2022 and more than any other year since 2015. According to a new Maine Department of Environmental Protection report, last year’s untreated […]
Swimmers and surfers have said they are scared to go in the sea due to fears about sewage. Ahead of the general election, activists said they wanted to see change because “people are getting ill”. Surfers Against Sewage said it was hearing about “alleged illegal spillages” almost every day. While sewage can be discharged by […]
Water companies will face automatic fines that they “can’t afford to ignore” every time they illegally pollute, under Labour plans. The party has pledged to end the practice of water companies monitoring their own sewage spills, and put in place a system that will automatically trigger a fine if sewage is released illegally. Water companies […]
A break in a main sewer pipeline along Maclay Road spewed out roughly 230,000 gallons of sewage. City crews were performing a routine inspection Thursday morning when they found the busted pipe, according to a Florida Department of Environmental Protection notice of pollution. “Staff immediately shut down the station, stopping the overflow,” the notice says. […]
Jun. 4—Decatur Utilities is planning its most expensive project ever with close to $120 million being spent on two sewer system improvements as part of its effort to stop sewage overflows. One project involves renovation of the wastewater treatment plant on Alabama 20 and the other involves replacing with much larger pipe a collector sewer […]
What did you miss? Countryfile put the microscope on a pretty harrowing environmental issue across England tonight (19 May). In a segment presented by Joe Crowley, viewers learned how wet winters can often overwhelm our sewage infrastructure for months on end, leading to revolting pollution in rivers that affects not just eco-systems and wildlife, but […]
A sewage pipe burst through U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, spewing odorous water all over the street and slowing rush hour traffic to almost a complete stop. Around 5 p.m., the pipe buckled through the concrete at mile marker 92 in Tavernier. The water from the pipe flowed to the east, flooding […]
Miami-Dade’s recent sewage spills have caught the eye of the state, which fined the county $123,000 for violating its agreement to stop spilling wastewater into the ocean and issued a stern warning: clean up your act. Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection warned Miami-Dade in April that its wastewater treatment plant on Virginia Key had “multiple […]
Two Los Angeles County beaches are closed due to a massive sewage discharge on Thursday. The closure was caused by the release of around 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage into ocean waters, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The affected beaches include: People who enter the ocean during this time could […]
If you’ve spent time near the coast and beaches around Anna Maria Island and Bradenton lately, you may have noticed thick, dark mats of icky-looking stuff floating in the water. What is it? And why does it smell so bad? Commonly known as Lyngbya, and also sometimes called “gumbo,” “snot grass,” “fireweed” or “mermaid’s hair,” […]
LAKE WORTH BEACH — A sewage leak in and around Lake Worth Beach was finally stopped Saturday morning after millions of gallons of wastewater entered canals and waterways over the course of five days. The leak began Tuesday night after a contractor working with AT&T hit the sewer line near Florida Mango Road between Waterside […]
GALENA, Kan. — A stream advisory has been issued for a section of Shoal Creek, located south of Galena. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says residents and animals should not enter the water at this time. KDHE says the advisory is a result of a raw sewage release near Joplin, and that […]