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CSO plan contemplates $150 million price tag, sewer rate increases

MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take for the Morgantown Utility Board to bring its combined sewer discharges into area waterways under the threshold set by federal and state regula...

EPA, Maryland Sue DC Water Over Massive Potomac River Sewage Spill

Separate lawsuits claim delayed repairs and neglect resulted in release of hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage from the Potomac Interceptor pipeline earlier this year.

2026 Sewer Stress Index Flags Rising Risk Across US Wastewater Systems

City-by-city analysis highlights aging infrastructure, overflow trends and widening investment gaps.

Billions of dollars later, work to start on final massive tunnel to keep sewage from Lake Erie

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s ambitious project has already spared Lake Erie from countless gallons of sewage. The latest tunnel will handle even more.

Data shows sewage discharged for hundreds of thousands of hours in Wales

Sewer overflows reportedly continued to discharge for hundreds of thousands of hours despite a relatively dry year, says Afonydd Cymru.

Sewer district hires firm for surge tunnel to keep raw sewage off Edgewater Beach

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has hired a firm to design the surge tunnel and provide other services. It should take about 3.5 years to complete the project.

Heavy rains cause sewage overflow into Lake Shawnee

TOPEKA (KSNT) – City officials are encouraging people to avoid contact with a cove at Lake Shawnee Monday due to a recent sewage overflow. City of Topeka spokesman Dan Garrett said...

Over $460,000 available to address sewage and stormwater needs in Kansas

The funding comes from the EPA's Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program.

Feds and Maryland sue DC Water over Potomac River sewage spill

The federal government and Maryland filed lawsuits against DC Water three months after a massive pipeline rupture released billions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River....

E.P.A., Maryland Sue D.C. Utility Over Potomac River Sewage

In separate lawsuits, environmental regulators said D.C. Water failed to prevent and contain a massive spill of raw sewage upstream of Washington.

Massive DC Sewage Spill Caused by Environmental Review That Dragged on for Years

Sewage Spill Is Over, But Contamination Lingers In Potomac

Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured.

Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program Health and Safety Water Stream

Inflow issues for grinder pits in Murray discovered

By JONATHAN SNYDERWells County Regional Sewer District Superintendent Lewis Brown reported some issues with water pouring through fill in points on Murry grinder pits during rain.B...

Research Illuminates Pollution Problem in Tijuana River Valley

Trans-border sewage crisis brings new research on how pollution becomes airborne, while Stantec/PCL team delivers rapid expansion of wastewater treatment plant.

City promising better communication after foul smell wafts through east end

The Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant is the largest of its kind in Canada, handling the excretions of 1.2 million people. The 75-acre plant processes 600 million litres a...