10,000 gallons of 'material' discharged from sanitary sewer in Kalamazoo
The public services department said they were able to stop the release of material from the sewer around 1:30 a.m. on Monday.
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River of woes: Sewer overflows and spiking bacteria cause for concern
In 2024, the combined sewer overflows from the five major wastewater treatment plants along the Merrimack River totaled ...
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Sewage Overflows Into the Chicago River Are Rare, But New Warning System Will Alert Paddlers and Other Users When to Steer Clear
A new notification system is being proposed at access points along the Chicago River to warn recreational users when ...
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Cities Tackle Sewer Overflows to Reduce Phosphorus
Efforts are even further along in Grand Rapids, Mich., where all but five of the city’s combined sewer outfalls (CSO) have been completely bricked off and all of the sanitary and storm water sewers in ...
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Borough discovers broken wastewater outfall in Frederick Sound
A recent inspection revealed significant damage to Petersburg's wastewater outfall pipe in Frederick Sound, potentially ...
Watertown finalizing plan to help with flooded basements
Relief should soon be coming to homeowners whose basements are affected by chronic flooding within the Western Outfall Sewer Basin. The city finalizing a pilot program to prevent basement flooding on ...
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National Park Service moves forward with Piney Branch Tunnel Project
Project officials say the tunnel is needed to reduce the number of combined sewer outfalls (CSOs) that degrade the water quality of Piney Branch, Rock Creek, the Potomac River and ultimately the ...
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Madison Township trustees approve contract with engineering firm
This type of sewer line also is known as an outfall. Township leaders were notified last year by a resident of Beach Drive who began having problems with stormwater ending up in his garage instead ...