Saturday, August 29, 2020

Officials: 3,700 gallons of sewage spills in North Carolina.

 https://apnews.com/48a4cd6fb52db316daa362f31000685c

MARION, N.C. (AP) — Excessive rain from Tropical Storm Isaias caused nearly 3,700 gallons (14,006 liters) of sewage to spill into a river in North Carolina, officials said.

The discharge happened at the Clinchfield sewer pump station in Marion when rainfall entered into the collection system Monday, the city said in a news release. The untreated waste water then spilled into an “unnamed tributary of Lake James” in the Catawba River Basin, the release said.

50,000 gallons of sewage spill into Oakland-Alameda waters after power failure

 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/50-000-gallons-of-sewage-spill-into-15486932.php

East Bay water managers released about 50,000 gallons of sewage into the estuary between Oakland and Alameda on Saturday morning after a power failure caused equipment to fail at a wastewater treatment plant.

1,800-Gallon Sewage Spill Forces Closure of Stretch of Torrey Pines State Beach

 https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/1800-gallon-sewage-spill-forces-closure-of-stretch-of-torrey-pines-state-beach/2384852/


The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health (DEH) warned beachgoers to avoid swimming in the waters off a small stretch of Torrey Pines State Beach due to a spill that sent 1,800 gallons of sewage into a storm drain nearby.