region, and the apparent lack of concern for dumping sewage into our waters. Possibly this is because we already dump "more than 27 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater discharge out of 460 combined sewage overflows (“CSOs”)" into our waterways annually as a recent Riverkeeper Report found...JBYonkers, N.Y., May 5, 2007
A broken 48-inch underground pipe sent up to 2 million gallons of raw sewage spilling into the Hudson River north of New York City as workers scrambled Saturday to repair the damage.
Westchester County health officials warned boaters, water skiers and skin divers to stay out of the river due to potential health problems presented by the sewage. The pipe broke Friday afternoon, apparently ruptured by a tree that came loose during a landslide near the Greystone Train Station in Yonkers, officials said.
Read More:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/05/national/main2763791.shtml
Riverkeeper Information on CSOs
http://riverkeeper.org/campaign.php/pollution/the_facts/986
Sustainable Raindrops Report
http://riverkeeper.org/special/Sustainable_Raindrops_FINAL_2007-03-15.pdf
2 comments:
To prevent all these awful and unsanitary consequences all you need is to check the septic tank and clean the pumps. Sewer cleaning is the only solution to many drain problems.
If it is found out that you already need to replace sewers the trenchless sewer method is very efficient as this technique does not need complete digging up of sewer lines.
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