But during storms, the pipes can't handle the volume, triggering Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) that dump raw sewage into rivers and streams to prevent backups into homes and streets.

The students investigated E. coli levels in the soil at Burnet Woods Park after "a combined sewer overflow event" (CSO) late Wednesday, April 2 and into early Thursday, April 3. During that time ...

We know about sewage being released from combined sewer overflows – this programme has been reporting on it for years – but as well as those, there are over 6,000 emergency overflows in ...

As part of Phase III of NHSA’s H6/H7 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan, five new stormwater pumps have been installed at ResilienCity Park. The LTCP, mandated by the New Jersey ...

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller is again calling on the Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy to stop sewer discharges from Oakland County following ...

The screens protect the tanks from debris that washes off the streets during storms and into sewer inlets in areas of the city where storm and sanitary flows are combined. Excess water is diverted ...