Friday, July 07, 2006

Sewage Spill Continues Wilmington's July Tradition

Photo courtesy of wwaytv3.com - Link goes to article

Last year's July 1st sewage spill in Wilmington dumped 3 million gallons of sewage into Hewletts Creek, last week 2.4 million gallons spilled into the Cape Fear River. It took over three days of what had to be hard (and disturbing) work for workers to put a sleeve over the ruptured sewage pipe and stop the flow of untreated waste into the Cape Fear River. Over 5 million gallons were spilled after a Progress Energy contractor drilled through a pipe near the state port but most was able to be stopped before reaching the river. Officials are hopeful that the high volume of water that flows through the river will help dilute the spill and minimize problems. Fishing and swimming in the immediate area should continue to be avoided, coliform bacteria levels were still 30 times the level accepted for swimmers. More on the spill is available from wwaytv3.com.

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