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Lava lake on Hawaii's volcano overflows in spectacular show
2015-05-01 05:05:50| Airlines - Topix.net
In this April 26, 2015 photo provided by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, sparks rise from Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. The public is getting their first look at the lake of lava on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano that has been rising over the past week and, at times, overflowing in a spectacular show.
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LR Wastewater requests deferral to fix overflows
2015-02-19 13:56:30| Waste Management - Topix.net
Little Rock Wastewater has asked for another extension of its deadline to comply with a 15-year-old lawsuit settlement meant to mitigate citywide sewer overflows, Chief Executive Officer Greg Ramon said Wednesday. An extension could lessen the blow of future sewer-rate increases needed to pay for the millions of dollars of capital improvements required under a 2001 settlement agreement with the Sierra Club, Ramon said.
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Sewage overflows won't cancel classes at Portland's Bridlemile Elementary School
2015-02-10 23:01:43| PortlandOnline
Carli Brosseau in The Oregonian, February 8, 2015
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Michigan's sewer overflows raise regional concerns
2014-10-26 07:32:27| Waste Management - Topix.net
Almost 10 billion gallons of sewer overflows poured into southeast Michigan's waters in the historic August flooding, according to a Detroit Free Press review of data from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. That number includes more than 44 million gallons of raw sewage from sanitary sewers and almost 3 billion gallons from combined sewer and storm water systems, all untreated, raising concerns about deteriorating water quality in the Great Lakes system.
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Rain Overflows Portland's Big Pipe, Putting Sewage In River
2014-10-24 18:29:13| PortlandOnline
OPB News, October 24, 2014