Full repair of broken Potomac River sewage pipe expected to take nine months

Authorities from DC Water expect the full repair of the sewage pipe that ruptured in the Potomac River to take over nine months.

Massive sewage spill into Potomac River: What’s in the water, and will risk rise as ice melts?

Questions are being raised about whether D.C. is downplaying the health risks and ongoing environmental damage caused by a ...

Potomac River sewage spill deemed one of the largest wastewater spill in nation’s history

A sewage spill that began on Jan. 19 in the Potomac River has become one of the largest, if not the largest, reported wastewater spills in U.S. history.

60-Year-Old Pipe at Center of One of Largest Sewage Spills in US History

DC Water’s CEO addressed the public after a major sewer pipe failure led to one of the largest wastewater spills in U.S. history.

Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus of Wellington water company

The smell from the massive Moa Point raw sewage discharge in Wellington could be about to get worse, as Wellington Water ...
WFMY News2

Preventing Burst Pipes: What to do if you are on city or well water

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Got bitter cold temperatures? You're sure to hear people tell you to let your faucets drip so you can protect your pipes. But it all depends on whether your water is hooked up to ...
NBC Washington

Sewage overflowing from broken pipe causes traffic delays, odor at Clara Barton Parkway

A broken sewage pipe is leading to traffic for commuters in Montgomery County on Tuesday morning. The right eastbound lane of Clara Barton Parkway past the Capital Beltway is closed, the Metropolitan ...
Newstalk ZB

Warnings lifted at popular swimming spot after septic tank overflow

Health warnings have been lifted at a popular Christchurch swimming spot after a septic tank overflow, caused by bottles being flushed down toilets. Corsair Bay, near Lyttelton, was abruptly closed on ...
The New Zealand Herald

Corsair Bay swimming warning lifted after septic tank overflow cleared

Health warnings have been lifted at a popular Christchurch swimming spot after a septic tank overflow, caused by bottles being flushed down toilets. Corsair Bay, near Lyttelton, was abruptly closed on ...
Newstalk ZB

‘Ungodly, heavy smell’: Bottles flushed down toilets blamed for closure of popular swimming spot

Investigations into the closure of a popular Christchurch swimming spot have found that a foul-smelling odour was caused by a septic tank overflowing after bottles were flushed down toilets. Corsair ...
The Straits Times

Pipe leak in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 causes water to overflow into petrol station: PUB

SINGAPORE – A pipe leak near Block 222 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 caused water to overflow into a nearby SPC petrol station, national water agency PUB said on Jan 11. In a Facebook post at 3.23pm, it added ...
Couriermail

New baby graveyard found at home where 796 infants were buried in septic tank

Excavations are currently underway at a seemingly inconspicuous patch of grass next to a children’s playground in a small Irish town after a evidence of a mass grave was uncovered. The land, attached ...