Officials have issued a health advisory for the Flint area after equipment failed at a municipal pumping station, sending an unknown amount of raw sewage into the Flint River. Genesee County Health Department officials recommended Sunday afternoon that people avoid …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that granted immunity to the city of Starkville over maintenance of its sewage system. Taghi “Ted” Boroujerdi filed the $500,000 lawsuit when he fell at his home after sewage backed …
Alteris Insurance Services Inc. has launched a new specialty insurance program for large water-related entities in the contiguous U.S. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). Alteris’s new coverage provides protection to large water-related facilities (water, sewer, reclamation and irrigation districts)—up to $11 …
The Sorrento Town Council in Louisiana has voted 3-0 to pay claims by residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the town’s troubled sewer system. The Advocate reports the vote on April 4 gave Mayor Pro Tem …
A power outage has sent about 10,000 gallons of sewage into a California central coast creek and to the Pacific Ocean. San Luis Obispo County officials have warned swimmers, surfers and others to avoid Cambria’s Santa Rosa Creek and the …
