A construction accident at the Salisbury, MD wastewater treatment Plant on Feb. 7 resulted in a reported 5,000 gallons of partially treated sewage being discharged into the Wicomico River through an on-site storm drain that feeds directly into the river.

On March 26 another construction accident while installing plant upgrades dumped an estimated 28,000 gallons or more of sewage into the river through the same storm drain.

An article appearing in today's Examiner, here in DC, features Act for Healthy Rivers supporter Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Jeff Kelble . The article follows up on a story the Slog covered in brief a couple weeks ago. Here's the full story from the Examiner:

A group of environmental advocates is suing Virginia over a decision it says allows a sewage plant to continue polluting waters that flow into the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.

The discharge from the North Fork Modular Reclamation and Reuse Facility was considered so harmful that a Rockingham County judge in February deemed it "a substantial threat to public health and the environment" and ordered the owner to install millions of dollars' worth of new control measures.