Online ExclusivesNews Briefs: Backup Power Failure Causes Big Manhole Spill in North Carolina

News Briefs: Backup Power Failure Causes Big Manhole Spill in North Carolina

Also in this week's sewer and water news, operators at a water treatment plant in Virginia are working to restore service after heavy rains caused the facility to flood

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Failure of a primary and backup power supply at a pump station in Greensboro, North Carolina, recently led to 9.8 million gallons of wastewater spilling out of a manhole.

The spill lasted for about three...

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