July 19, 2011
Tuesday’s Water News: Jersey City to Make $52 Million in Sewer Repairs Under Consent Decree
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The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority under a Consent Decree reached with the Department of Justice and EPA will spend more than $52 million on sewer repairs and upgrades and pay a civil penalty of $375,000 after repeated violations of the Clean Water Act.
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In the Cleveland, Ohio area, swimming advisories are in effect for Edgewater Beach, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach after heavy rain and sewer outfalls caused raw sewage to spill into Lake Erie.
A water main break in Lawrence, Kansas has closed several blocks of 19th Street and disrupted water service for 25 customers.
Florence, Alabama is moving forward with plans on a $1 million project to replace a 60-inch sewer line which is collapsing from ground pressure. The work will require blasting, not only because of the depth of the line but because there is a large amount of rock around it.
Public works crews in South Bend, Indiana have closed a key downtown intersection to repair a collapsed sewer line.
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