1.7 million gallons of untreated sewage overflow into Baltimore's Jones Falls

From WMAR-TV

BALTIMORE — An estimated 1.7 million gallons of untreated sewage flowed into Baltimore's Jones Falls, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). 

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Baltimore Seeks 16-Year Extension on Fix for Problematic Sewers that Fuel Bay Pollution

 From Chesapeake Bay Magazine:

Twenty-three years after agreeing to fix Baltimore’s leaky sewer system, city officials say they won’t be able to finish the job by 2030 as promised. Now, they are asking Maryland and federal regulators to extend the deadline for another 16 years—to 2046—which they acknowledge still may not be enough.

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Baltimore Seeks 16-Year Extension on Fix for Problematic Sewers that Fuel Bay Pollution

Sewage pollution in the Philadelphia-Camden region

 From Environment America:

"Camden County: Sewage flows into waterways an average of 76 days per year."

"From 2016 to 2024, untreated sewage mixed with stormwater flowed from each of the region’s combined sewage outfalls into local waterways on an average of 76 days a year."

Baltimore Dept of Publc Works admits to not treating waste.

From Fox 45 (WBFF-TV) Baltimore, MD:

Baltimore DPW [Department of Public Works] addresses wastewater treatment concerns at community meeting.

DPW Director Matthew Garbark: "Once those are up and running, we'll have even better quality product that we're actually treating." 

Is this an admission that they are not currently treating wastewater before releasing it into the environment? 

Takeaway - It isn't the boaters! 

245K gallons of sewage overflows in Ellicott City, MD

From WBAL:

245K gallons of sewage overflows in Ellicott City, MDE says

More than half of East Coast beaches tested positive for fecal contamination

 No matter the spin put on it by the so-called media, none of these news outlets mention "boaters" as a cause for fecal contamination.  IT IS THE LAND-BASED SOURCES, NOT BOATS!

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AP 

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Sewer overflow spills 6,200 gallons of wastewater in Northeast DC

From WJLA

 

WASHINGTON (7News) — A sewer overflow early Saturday morning resulted in a significant cleanup effort by D.C. Water crews in Northeast.

Officials said approximately 6,200 gallons of wastewater spilled onto Anacostia Avenue and Ponds Street, NE, after an unexpected surge exceeded the system's capacity. The overflow also entered a nearby drain that leads to the Anacostia River.

D.C. Water is collaborating with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) to manage the repairs and sanitize the affected streets and sidewalks.