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... Millions of gallons of raw and partially treated sewage have flowed into streets and rivers as floodwater swamped infrastructure, power failures knocked pumps offline and manholes overflowed due to the storm, which made landfall Wednesday night.

The city of Leesburg's wastewater treatment plant spilled nearly 2 million gallons of untreated sewage early Thursday after flooding from Milton caused a backup generator to short, according to a filing with the state's Department of Environmental Protection. Other releases were reported in Bradenton Wednesday as heavy rains from the approaching storm caused a wastewater facility to release into the Manatee River. And in St. Augustine, Florida, the Anastasia Island Wastewater Treatment facility had a spill after heavy rains severed a sewer main.

The sewage spills underscore why the floodwaters will continue to pose a danger to human health even as Milton dissipated over the Atlantic Ocean. ...