sewer overflow News
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U.S. clean water act settlement in Chicago to reduce sewage overflows
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the State of Illinois announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) to resolve claims that untreated sewer discharges were released into Chicago area waterways during flood and wet weather events. The settlement will safeguard water quality ...
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England’s Raw Sewage Spills ‘More Than Double In 2023’
Despite the fact that the dire state of the nation’s rivers, lakes and streams hits headlines on a daily basis, despite the fact that there has been a very intense public outcry about the use of combined sewer overflows and despite the fact that crackdown after crackdown has been announced by the government, it seems that water suppliers around the country are still not getting the message, ...
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