23 Million Litres of Sewage Flows into River
Josh Pringle Tuesday, April 7, 2009
April showers and spring snowmelt has sent more raw sewage overflowing into the Ottawa River.
City Councillors have been told an estimated 23.6 million litres of raw sewage spilled into the Ottawa River between Friday and Monday.
General Manager of Environmental Services Dixon Weir says combined sewer overflow events can occur as a result of rainfall or snowmelt events.
The Ministry of Environment, Ottawa Public Health and downstream water system operators have been notified of the spills. (...and, um what EXACTLY does that do to remedy the situation? Are they just going to keep pretending it's not affecting our eco-system? WOW! MORONS RUN THE CITY OF OTTAWA!)-W
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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