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Crews respond to wastewater spill in northeast Charlotte
WBTV Charlotte· 16 minutes agoA blockage of grease and wipes caused the overflow.
BBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal sewage spills in one year
BBC News· 2 days agoEvery major English water company has reported data suggesting they’ve discharged raw sewage when...
Extinction Rebellion activists stage Thames Water toilet protest
BBC News· 2 hours agoEnvironmental protesters sat on toilets on a busy Thames footbridge to highlight the issue of sewage...
How much raw sewage is released into rivers and the sea, and what are the rules?
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoWithout rainwater to dilute the waste, this can lead to higher concentrations of sewage entering...
Water companies accused of ‘illegally’ releasing sewage during record heatwave
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoWater companies released sewage during the record heatwave of 2022, despite rules that spills should...
Twelve millon gallons of sewage not an oops
The Day· 1 day agoSpills are frequent and predictable and DEEP knows it. It’s done to prevent raw sewage from sewers backing up into private homes. In Connecticut in 2023, there were 150 < ...
4,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Bradenton streets after lift station failure
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThe City of Bradenton spilled 4,000 gallons of sewage after a lift station issue on Wednesday,...
Canaries beaches among those named as Spain’s worst ‘black flag’ spots – see the rest of the list
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe popular white sands of Playa Blanca beach in Lanzarote also received black flag status for a ...
Water pollution at Cressage is 'not sewage'
BBC News· 1 day agoSevern Trent has said there has been no sewage leak into the River Severn in Shropshire. The Environment Agency said it had been to investigate a...
Norfolk beach re-opens after fears of sewage leak
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAnglian Water workers were on the beach on Thursday morning [Shaun Whitmore/BBC] A section of beach has re-opened after being closed due to fears of a ...