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fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Flood gates: NYC pols, transit gurus call for flood mitigation after Monday's subway floodbath

"The city's sewer system, the stormwater management system that goes through the subway stations, doesn't have the capacity to deal with rainfall in excess of a 1.5 to 1.34 inches," Janno Lieber, MTA chair and CEO, said during a TV interview on Tuesday.
New York City
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Suffolk County is full of crap - but taxpayers just flushed $3.8M into solving the problem

"We're addressing this crisis with sewer systems that don't just pump wastewater out to the ocean or the Sound - but systems that actually treat it properly and help protect our aquifer."
NYC politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

A sewer in Malibu? January firestorm has coastal city pondering the once-unthinkable

"While Malibu's leaders and citizens remain adamantly in favor of controlled growth, they believe there may be a way to build a sewer that does not open the way for wide-scale development."
Los Angeles
fromBKReader
3 months ago

Three Men Arrested For Bensonhurst Sewer Break-in

Police arrested three men after receiving 911 calls about a group tampering with a manhole cover in Bensonhurst, while one suspect fled.
Brooklyn
San Francisco
fromMission Local
4 months ago

Weaponized turds: San Francisco's strange and terrible victory over the EPA

San Francisco won a significant Supreme Court case against the EPA regarding pollution from its sewer system, highlighting political and environmental complexities.
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