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U.S. EPA Orders Marin County Sewage Collection Systems to Address Chronic Sewage Spills    Apr 14, 08   U.S. EPA More than 5 million gal of sewage flowed into Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay earlier this year [Full Story] Burlington, Iowa, Discharges Wastewater, Runoff into Mississippi River    Feb 22, 08   Keokuk Daily Gate City Estimated two million gal of discharge due to plugged pipe [Full Story] California City Sued Over Sewage Spills    Feb 12, 08   San Francisco Chronicle Burlingame, Calif. being sued by environmental group [Full Story] 2.7 Million Gal of Sewage Spills into Richardson Bay    Feb 4, 08   Marin Independent Journal Operator error led to spill [Full Story] EPA Halts River Cleanup Negotiations with Dow Chemical    Jan 8, 08   EPA Negotiations were aimed at dioxin cleanup in Tittabawassee River system [Full Story] Drinking Water Safe after Sewage Spills into Lake Arrowhead    Jan 4, 08   Lake Arrowhead Mountain News Trench kept sewage from running directly into the lake [Full Story] Indiana City to Provide Water to Polluted Neighborhood    Dec 27, 07   The Indianapolis Star Geocel Corp. to run city water to homes near Elkhart, Ind., whose groundwater the company has acknowledged polluting [Full Story] Wastewater Spill Kills Fish    Dec 4, 07   Austin American-Statesman; Austin, Texas A wastewater spill in Austin, Texas killed fish, but had little effect on public drinking water supplies. [Full Story] Hair and Mushrooms: Organic Oil Cleanup    Nov 22, 07   San Francisco Chronicle Hair and mushrooms provide an innovative clean-up method for a San Francisco oil spill. [Full Story] Vista, Carlsbad Could Face $1.1 Million Fine for Sewage Spill    Oct 3, 07   North County Times, serving San Diego and Riverside Counties Buena Vista Lagoon has had 7.3 million gallons of waste dumped into it; the cities of Vista and Carlsbad may be to blame. [Full Story] Spill Shuts Down Canning Company    Oct 3, 07   Times Record; Fort Smith, Arkansas A leak in a water and waste pipeline forced a temporary shutdown of production at an Arkansas canning facility. [Full Story] Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Cleanup Continues    Oct 2, 07   Sioux City Journal; Sioux City, Iowa As the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant works to improve its previously poor environmental image, groundwater clean-up is becoming a major focus. [Full Story] State Does Not Require Mill to Notify Public of Discharge    Sep 27, 07   Smoky Mountain News Environmentalists are outraged that the Blue Ridge Paper Mill has not been required to inform the public after leaking a byproduct referred to as “black liquor” into the Pigeon River. [Full Story] Affluent Split Over Effluent    Sep 26, 07   New York Times An exclusive beachfront community is being blamed for polluting the coveted ocean space near Rincon Point, Calif. [Full Story] Source of Sewage Spill Eludes City Officials    Sep 24, 07   Lexington Herald-Leader; Lexington, KY Unable to find the source of the spill, the city of Elkhorn Creek began aerating an area off Manchester Street in an attempt to reduce the level of bacteria in the stream. [Full Story] City Prevents 4-H Water Pollution    Sep 24, 07   The Daily Democrat; Woodland, CA A wastewater issue led to the banning of 4-H members from the fairgrounds for the fall and winter. [Full Story] Methanol Spill Probed at GE Plastic Plant    Aug 27, 07   Times Union Officils are investigating a spill of 80 gallons of methanol at a GE Plastics plant in Selkirk, N.Y. [Full Story] Weekend Rains Lead to Wastewater Discharge into Lake Michigan    Aug 22, 07   The Journal Times Record heavy rains this weekend in Wisconsin led to the discharge of 3.78 million gallons of untreated wastewater into the Root River and Lake Michigan. [Full Story] Thousands Without Drinking Water After Wastewater Enters Chinese River    Aug 20, 07   Edie Newsroom A wastewater leak in china has affected at least 20,000 people in the region, leaving residents without clean drinking water. [Full Story] Pennsylvania Wastewater Spill Causes Mile-Long Fish Kill    Aug 13, 07   Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Environmental Protection announced that equipment failure resulted in the release of an unknown quantity of untreated wastewater that has impacted aquatic health in the Skippack Creek. [Full Story] Japanese Quake Leads to Nuclear Spill    Jul 19, 07   Washington Post The recent earthquake in Japan caused a leak of about 315 gallons of water containing radioactive material that was then flushed into the sea. [Full Story] 100,000 Gallons of Sewage Spills Into River in Colorado    Jul 17, 07   Rocky Mountain News A spill at the Littleton-Engelwood Wastewater Treatment Plant sent 100,000 gallons of raw sewage into the South Platte River. [Full Story] California Beach Unfit for Swimmers After Sewage Spill    Jul 13, 07   Daily Breeze Los Angeles County health officials have warned swimmers about entering the water at Cabrillo Beach due to a 10,000 gallon sewage spill. [Full Story] Chilean Wood Pulp Firm Admits Spill, Shuts Down Plant    Jun 25, 07   The Santiago Times The CELCO wood pulp firm in Chile admitted to inadvertently dumping additional waste material into the Mataquito River last week. [Full Story] Ohio City Issues Warning After Nitrate Found in Water    Jun 18, 07   Toledo Blade The Fremont Water Treatment Plant issued advisory warnings to the area residents after water tested positive for nitrate contamination. [Full Story] Hawaii’s Latest Sewage Spill Did Not Reach Ocean    May 15, 07   Honolulu Advertiser Officials with the county Department of Public Works and Environmental Management in Hawaii have reported that wastewater from a sewage spill on Monday in Waiehu does not appear to have reached the ocean. [Full Story] Gravel Mining Operator to Pay $250K Fine for Storm Water and Wetlands Violations    May 3, 07   EPA A New Hampshire sand and gravel operator will pay a fine of $250,000 to settle allegations that it violated storm water and wetlands requirements contained in the federal Clean Water Act. [Full Story] Maryland Town Faces Fourth Wastewater Spill Since 2005    May 3, 07   The Daily Times A spill Wednesday morning that sent over 3,000 gallons of wastewater into Fitzwater Street and the Wicomico River was contained later that afternoon. [Full Story] Contaminated Fish Warning Issued After Scottish Sewage Spill    Apr 27, 07   24dash.com The Food Standards Agency Scotland has warned that fish caught in waters flooded with millions of liters of sewage should not be eaten. [Full Story] Scottish Engineers Work to Stop Millions of Liters of Sewage Flow    Apr 23, 07   BBC News Scottish engineers worked around the clock to stop the flow of millions of liters of raw sewage that spilled into the Firth of Forth. [Full Story] U.S. EPA orders Bay Area Company to Comply With Clean Water Act    Apr 20, 07   EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Bay Ship and Yacht Co. to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements. [Full Story] Sugar Spill Blamed in Bangkok Fish Deaths    Apr 11, 07   Bangkok Post A sunken sugar barge in Bangkok is responsible for killing tens of thousands of taptim fish and other aquatic life. [Full Story] Paper Mills Along China’s Second Largest Freshwater Lake Close to Avoid Pollution    Apr 5, 07   People's Daily Online Over a 100 paper mills located along Dongting Lake, China’s second largest freshwater lake, were ordered to close after they failed to reduce pollution as promised. [Full Story] California Lagoon Contaminated by Sewage Spill    Apr 4, 07   North County Times Crews have been working on a replacement pipe for a broken sewage line that spilled more than 4.1 million gallons of sewage into the Buena Vista Lagoon recreation area. [Full Story] Waterline Break Gives Pennsylvania Church $2 Million Bill    Apr 3, 07   U.S. Water News Online A church in Ford City, Pa. received a $2 million bill for a broken water main. [Full Story] Five Die In Gaza Sewage Flood    Mar 28, 07   Denver Post A large sewage reservoir in Umm Nasewr, in the northern Gaza Strip collapsed on Tuesday, drowning five people in a puddle of waste and mud that also covered a village. [Full Story] California Garlic Ranch Under Wastewater Scrutiny    Mar 7, 07   Gilroy Dispatch Three weeks after toxic levels of garlic-tainted wastewater lead to deaths of thousands of fish in Uvas Creek, water was again found leaking into the creek from a pipe owned by garlic producer Christopher Ranch. [Full Story] Michigan County Evacuates After Wastewater Pipe Break    Mar 5, 07   WWMT TV/DT Residential evacuations were ordered in Muskegon Township, Mich., after a break in a 66-inch pipe that carries all of the county’s wastewater. [Full Story] Iowa Power Outages Lead to Sewage Problems    Feb 27, 07   Des Moines Register Power outages caused by severe weather led to sewage spills from several Iowa treatment facilities. [Full Story] Weather Causes Rain in Southern California, Boil Alert in New Jersey    Feb 21, 07   The Desert Sun, Newark Advocate A Southern California storm caused accidents and left two people stranded in the Los Angeles River earlier this week, while a water main break in Newark, N.J., led to a boil alert. [Full Story] Guam Fined for Pump Station Spill    Feb 15, 07   EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Guam Waterworks Authority $1,450 for oil spill prevention violations at its Fujita Pump Station in Tumon. [Full Story] Cold Weather Leads to Sewer Spill Near Chicago    Feb 14, 07   Chicago Tribune Approximately 20,000 gallons of treated sewage seeped out from a wastewater treatment plant in Algonquin, Ill., after a tank cover failed. [Full Story] Michigan Township Must Pay for Basement Sewage Spill    Feb 8, 07   South Bend Tribune Officials in Lake Township, Mich., have paid over $8,700 to a local couple after gallons of a sewage lift station failure caused gallons of raw sewage to back up into their basement. [Full Story] Failed Alarm Causes Largest N.C. County Sewage Spill in Two Years    Feb 2, 07   Charlotte Observer A pump station alarm that is supposed to be checked daily at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department wasn’t working for four days, causing a large sewage spill. [Full Story] Contractor Fired After Sewage Spill    Jan 25, 07   Union Democrat A contractor was fired after due to a sewage spill at Mary Laveroni Community Park in Groveland, Calif. [Full Story]