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Raw Sewage Swirls Into Florida Floodwaters in Milton's Wake
Storm-racked Floridians dealing with power outages and destroyed homes left in Hurricane Milton's wake have a new problem to contend with: Sewage swirling into floodwaters.
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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. ...
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. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-11 12:28 AM | Reply
Raw sewage? I thought that was just what flowed from DeSantis mouth anytime he opens it.
#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2024-10-11 12:49 AM | Reply
Not wanting to start another thread, let's keep this thread as as sort of a Milton-status thread...
Hurricane Milton Map: Florida Rivers Forecast to Break Water Level Records
Hurricane Milton Map: Florida Rivers Forecast to Break Water Level Records www.newsweek.com
... Hurricane Milton has hit Florida's west coast as a Category 3 storm, and several rivers in the storm's path are already reaching record-high levels. The National Water Prediction Service (NWPS) has predicted several rivers in and around the Tampa Bay area will reach major flooding status as Hurricane Milton barrels through the Sunshine State. ... Three rivers are currently predicted to reach major flooding status and potentially break records. These are: ...
The National Water Prediction Service (NWPS) has predicted several rivers in and around the Tampa Bay area will reach major flooding status as Hurricane Milton barrels through the Sunshine State. ...
Three rivers are currently predicted to reach major flooding status and potentially break records. These are: ...
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-11 12:53 AM | Reply
US Power Outage Map: Live Outage Data findenergy.com
Good map.
You can click into it for details....
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-11 01:07 AM | Reply
Who'd notice?
#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-11 03:36 PM | Reply
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