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Photo by Lowbagger.orgState DEQ Fails To Regulate Illegal Sewage Lift

GARDINER, Mont. – Watch for the flashing red lights on the sewage lift stations here at the headwaters of the Yellowstone River.

When one lights up it means that unscreened raw sewage is spilling out of a 12-inch, white PVC pipe and into the river violating the state Water Quality Act, a serious legal violation by the Gardiner Sewer District that hasn’t been enforced by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.

El Hijo Del Santo is back! Last Spring, Wildcoast launched a public awareness campaign featuring Lucha Libre star El Hijo del Santo about threats to the Southern California and Baja coast. Here is the awesome PSA about the threat L'Aguas Negras (sewage) poses to the Tijuana River.

Last week I talked about the scarcity of sewage spill stories from certain states and how the lack of coverage doesn't exactly mean these states are free of spills. Rather, these are places where public notification requirements are so lax these spills aren't reported. As promised, I have another striking trend to highlight, which is the ineffectiveness of the "public warnings" issued by many of the states that do manage to at least report their spills.

Mexico's sewage is getting a serious smack down!

Miller Park Home of the Milwaukee Brewers: Photo:http://flickr.com/photos/leathtech

It's one thing for the Milwaukee Brewers, the perennial doormat of the National League Central division, to stink up the field with terrible pitching and hitting. But it's downright criminal for them to also stink up the Menomonee River and Lake Michigan with raw sewage. On Thursday, March 14, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that evidence from dye testing procedures carried out by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District showed that sewer lines coming from sinks and toilets in Miller Park, home of the Brewers, discharged directly into the Menomonee River.