Here is a disturbing and disgusting recount of a continuous two year spill in the state of Washington from Stuart Whitford, a Water Quality Program Manager from the Kitsap County (WA) Health District. Unfortunately this type of spill happens more often than we are aware or are lead to believe.

"A recent sewage spill in Kitsap County (WA) highlights the need for H.R. 2452. At 1:30 p.m. on June 27, 2007, the City of Port Orchard reported a sewage spill to the Health District. They reported that a small spill occurred when a gravity main plugged, forcing sewage out of a manhole onto the surface of the ground. The area was fairly overgrown with vegetation, so it appeared to City wastewater personnel that the spill was limited to the immediate area around the manhole. The plug was removed, and dolomite lime was spread on the ground in the area to soak up any remaining liquid, control odors and inactivate pathogens.