Archive for ‘sewage’
Raw Sewage Spilling Into Arcade Creek
February 13th, 2008
A broken sewer line is causing a stink at Arcade Creek in Sacramento County.
Popularity: 2%
Curious Dog Rescued From Montgomery County Sewer
January 26th, 2008
A family dog had to be rescued by emergency personnel after somehow slipping into a Montgomery County sewer.
Popularity: 3%
Crocodile caught in sewage pond
January 26th, 2008
The authorities in Darwin, Australia, have caught a crocodile that got into a sewage pond
Popularity: 2%
No water in Nairobi slum
January 24th, 2008
In Nairobi’s central slum, Kibera, nearly a million people are crowded together with no proper water supply.
Popularity: 3%
Stench wafts through Gaza as sewage system falters
January 22nd, 2008
Yussef Al-Jayar jolted awake this week when gallons of raw sewage spewed out of the pumping station next door and started to seep under his door and into his mattress.
Popularity: 3%
Iraq will suffer from cholera for two years -govt
December 4th, 2007
Iraq will continue to suffer from cholera for the next two years until projects for providing sanitised water and a new sewage system are built, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Popularity: 2%
West Placer Sewage Cleanup Continues
December 3rd, 2007
Authorities say it will take a few days to clean up the 100,000 gallon sewage spill near Roseville.
Popularity: 4%
Massive Sewage Spill In West Placer
December 2nd, 2007
A sewage spill in Placer County has closed roads and spilled thousands of gallons of sewage into Dry Creek.
Popularity: 2%
Fashion project helps trash workers
November 30th, 2007
Ann Wizer, an American visual artist and environmentalist employs eight local craftsmen and outsources production to two other sites at her Jakarta-based project. Her business turns waste into bags for the environmentally conscious. The finished goods are sold in Indonesia, as well as foreign market…
Popularity: 2%
Improper Grease Disposal Blamed For Sewer Back-Ups
November 30th, 2007
What many of us are pouring down the drain is translating into money down the drain. A dirty little problem is developing in the sewers and your tax dollars are being spent to clean up.
Popularity: 3%
Large Raw Sewage Spill In Port Of Sacramento
November 27th, 2007
Fishing in certain parts of the Port Of Sacramento are closed tonight as crews try to clean and test the waters from thousands of gallons of raw sewage.
Popularity: 6%
Metro Fined For Dumping Sewage Into Cumberland River
October 25th, 2007
Millions of gallons of raw sewage have been dumped for years into the Cumberland River and taxpayers have to pay for this costly mistake.
Popularity: 4%
