Sewer pipe collapses, adding millions of gallons of raw sewage into Tijuana River

The Insurgentes Collector wastewater system, a sewage pipe in Tijuana, collapsed on Thursday, dumping a daily flow of about ...
The Press Democrat

Sewer spill prompts local emergency in Clearlake

Sewage flowed through the storm drainage system into Burns Valley Creek and then into Clear Lake. Officials said at least 58 ...

Sewage in Peconic River from broken pipe at construction site prompts water quality worries

A broken sewer pipe at an East Main Street construction site in Riverhead sent roughly 10,000 gallons of sewage into the ...

Screams for help lead to rescue of man trapped in Houston sewer for days

Shockingly, Houston saw a similar rescue more than two decades ago. In 2001, crews pulled a man—Kevin Funchess—from a sewer ...

Fire causes major damage to Millstadt sewer plant, residents asked to reduce water usage

A fire at the Millstadt Sewer Plant caused significant damage and reduced the plant’s sewage capabilities, prompting ...
RiverheadLOCAL

River shows no evidence of contamination following discharge from sewer main break

Ten thousand gallons of untreated wastewater were absorbed into the ground after a sewer pipe cracked, Riverhead official says.
RiverheadLOCAL

Untreated sewage discharged into Peconic River following pipe break at E. Main Street construction site

The county health department is urging people against contact with the tidal waters of the Peconic River after a pipe break at an East Main Street construction site caused the discharge of ...