The news-media spent a good deal of time the other day talking about the New York City subway floods. As the New York Times pointed out:

With all the rain this week I can't wait for the overflow stories to come - but will they? Without a nationwide requirement to report overflows and spills, this recent spell of wet weather, which has been treacherous in some states, may not get any sewage-related media attention. Many people are taking time to enjoy the outdoors without knowing whether their favorite spot on the water is safe or not.

Popular NYC enviro blogger, "No Impact Man" aka Collin Beavan, recently wrote a post on his blog www.noimpactman.com all about sewage. I wanted to share it with y'all because it gives good insight into NYC's sewage problems and how other cities around the country are dealing with CSOs. Here's Colin's post, reposted (with permission), form June 29:

On Thursday, I went with one of my heroes from the Lower East Side Ecology Center, Kate Zidar, to look at a “combined sewer overflow” (CSO). Now what I’m about to tell you is gross, so if you have a strong gag reflex…