The public services department said they were able to stop the release of material from the sewer around 1:30 a.m. on Monday.

In 2024, the combined sewer overflows from the five major wastewater treatment plants along the Merrimack River totaled ...

Combined sewer overflows reached a record high in 2024, with 896 million gallons of untreated sewage released along the Merrimack River, about 30% above the average amount in the previous 10 years.

A new notification system is being proposed at access points along the Chicago River to warn recreational users when ...

Effluent from sewage treatment plants is just one way that cities contribute phosphorus to waterways. Wastewater treatment upgrades and legislation banning phosphates in consumer detergents have ...

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 ...