US CapitolFor the last year you've been hearing from Sloggers about the widespread problem of sewage spills and overflows in the U.S. and particularly how the public is all too often left unaware of the problem for days, weeks even months. Act for Healthy Rivers, and it's campaign supporters, have worked hard to make sure the public knows when sewage spills occur. With your support and the pressure you've helped put on Congress we are one step closer to having federal law to protect the public from dangerous sewage spills. Yesterday afternoon, lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Rep. Frank LoBiondo's (R-NJ) landmark bill requiring sewage treatment plants to notify the public in the event of a sewage spill. When contaminated tomatoes were discovered in supermarkets, they were pulled from the shelf. We need the same warning when our waterways are polluted. Next stop the Senate. The Slog will continue to keep you informed of the progress of this bill and what you can do to help get this incredibly important piece of legislation into the congressional homestretch and signed into law.