This just in, sewage can be used to put out fires. 1500 gallons of raw sewage from a pump truck was used to douse the flames of a fiery car wreck in Georgia. Several septic company workers were heading home when they came across the crash.

"We heard the man in there screaming, so we waited for the police to get there, and police showed up. We asked permission to put the fire out, with the pump truck, and they said 'Go ahead, and do that' so we backed the pump truck over there, and put the fire out."

"The wreck itself was bad; the fire being extinguished with a septic truck, and after everything was over with, and persons on the scene cleaning up the wreck itself. Come to find out we were working on top of a 2 foot timber rattlesnake that was still alive."

Pretty bad situation when your only chance of survival is to be doused with raw sewage - but at least it worked!

Now the Spills of the Week:

Little-Poo: A mechanical problem led to the overflow of 100,000 gallons of raw sewage in Littleton, CO. For 20 minutes two tanks overflowed into the storm drain system which goes to the South Platte River. Because the city of Thornton pulls some of its drinking water from the river, they were notified. "The sewage was likely way downstream in Nebraska by Thursday," said a plant spokesman. I wonder if they were notified?

- July 12, 2007: KCNC 4 - Denver, CO

San Poo-dro: A 10,000 gallon sewage spill forced a beach in San Pedro, CA to close this week. The spill was caused by a grease blockage in a sewer line. Local officials expect Cabrillo Beach to be off limits until at least Friday depending on water quality tests.

- July 12, 2007: The Daily Breeze - Torrance, CA

3 Times is a Party: It's been a busy week for sewage spills in Iowa. A plugged sewer line at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility sent 15,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Des Moines River on Sunday. The next night heavy rains caused sewer overflows in two cities. In Dewitt, an unknown amount of sewage backed up into homes and spilled into nearby Ames Creek. Burlington had a similar problem when 13,500 gallons of untreated wastewater was sent into the Mississippi River. On the bright side, downstream water suppliers were notified.

-July 3, 2007: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines, IA

Spill-ington: I guess some spills like to come in threes. Broken pipes are being blamed for 3 sewage spills that caused 1000 gallons, 300 gallons, and a grand finale of 12,000 gallons of sewage respectively, to spill in Wilmington, NC. Local residents are being advised to avoid contact with any water in Bradley Creek.

- July 12, 2007: WWAY 3 - Wilmington, NC

- July 11, 2007: WECT 6 - Wilmington, NC

D'Oh Creek: A power outage in Daphne, AL caused the 20,000 gallons sewage spill into D'Olive Creek. The power failure occurred after an accident at the construction site of a future Bass Pro Shop. The Health Department warned people to "thoroughly cook any fish or seafood caught nearby and wash hands after handling fish or seafood."

- July 12, 2007: Press-Register - Mobile, AL

Lake Stinkville: Heavy rains and not malfunctioning (not malfunctioning?) equipment are to blame for sewage problems in Jacksonville, TX. Residents in the area of Lake Jacksonville complained of a foul odor coming from a bubbling sewage line. "It did overflow but there was a minimal amount of sewage that went into the lake," said utilities director David Brock. Drinking water has not been pulled from the lake for a month. So don't worry, they "do not intend to pump from Lake Jacksonville for a while."

- July 10, 2007: Tyler Morning Telegraph - Tyler, TX