This alert was received this morning from the New River Foundation in Jacksonville, NC:

We had another sewage spill this week. This time it's 2.1 million gallons into Chaney Creek. As I get more info I'll send it on to you. You can see the location of the spill on this map.

There's a bright red Confirmed Pollution point where the lift station failed. Evidently 3 separate monitoring systems failed and allowed this massive spill. (map image after the jump)

In case you missed my post earlier in the week, Healthyrivers.org now has an action-oriented addition to the site: www.healthyrivers.org/actnow The focal point of this site is Flushie, the talking toilet. Help us "flush out" the site with your photo and comments as we launch Flushie's Summer Vacation.

Now the Spills of the Week (the ones we know about...):

Drainy Ditch: Warning signs were posted after 20,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled in Sarasota, FL.

Photo Courtesy of the Lower Neuse RiverkeeperUnfortunately, there are more spills in the Neuse than most people realize. The City of New Bern is experiencing a disproportionate number of spills in their infrastructure. This is something most people aren't aware of because it doesn't usually make the papers.