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.
With all the problems Milwaukee has with sewage the last thing they need are drunk drivers crashing into sewage treatment plants. Amanda Berth of Sheboygan, WI is real lucky that when she drove her car through a security fence and crashed into the Sheboygan Wastewaster Treatment Plant that all she suffered was a concussion and a broken leg. After all, her accident could've put her on the list below.
Now for the Spills of the week:
Milwaukee's Sewage in Lake MichiganTwo new sewage related things: First, Josh missed a major spill in his May 11 Spill of the Week. Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers just found out on Wednesday that there was a sewage spill last week of approximately 4.1 million gallons of wastewater into Lake Michigan.
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.