Sewage spills threaten drinking water, spoil recreation, hinder economic values, and harm wildlife. River advocates across the nation are fighting the rising tide of sewage pollution.
This won't be a Christmas that Robert Shoff, age 77, will soon forget. Trying to unclog a septic line a this home, Shoff, somehow managed to slip into the septic tank and get stuck upside down! Shoff struggled to free himself for about an hour before his wife noticed his legs shaking in the air from a window inside their home. She immediately called the police and they promptly removed him from his smelly perch. Robert Shoff only suffered minor bruising and a damaged eardrum, apparently from screaming for help. I can't think of a worse Christmas, can you?
Now the Spills of the Week: