The estimated combined sewage overflow from the storms on Aug. 9-10 topped 5 billion gallons, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) reported on Friday, Aug. 15. The overflow went for an ...

Whether you refuse to accept them, or understand they are a part of city life on the Great Lakes, sewer overflows are a hot button topic. But what — or who — decides whether and when they happen? It's ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria residents are being warned to avoid parts of the Illinois River after heavy rain caused a combined sewer overflow. Rainfall in the city of Peoria has caused a combined ...

A new systematic review published in Engineering offers a comprehensive look at the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and explores strategies for mitigating ...

When most people flush the toilet, they don’t linger to think about where it all goes. Behind the scenes, the people running wastewater treatment plants work tirelessly on one of the most important ...

Just days after overflowing on Dec. 9, another combined sewer overflow advisory is in place for the Willamette River after ...

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s failure to stop raw sewage from flowing into Greater Boston’s rivers and waterways from combined sewer overflows is not, as the Globe suggests, narrowly ...

Claims that Ontario Place construction will send heaps of raw sewage into Lake Ontario are unfounded, the Ministry of Tourism responded on Wednesday after a group that opposes the plan accused the ...

Portland’s Big Pipe hit 100% capacity Thursday after heavy rains, triggering a combined sewer overflow advisory that remains in effect for the Willamette River. The overflow began about 4:20 p.m.

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) reported to the Wisconsin DNR on Friday, Aug. 15, that the estimated combined sewage overflow from our most recent storms in southeast Wisconsin on ...