Sewage

• Malibu Lagoon breaches; bystanders claim water contained sewage 03.27.2013
• Council OKs $6.5 million in bonds for sewer system 01.17.2013
• Sewage plant by the sea? Calif city rethinks plans 01.08.2013
• Sewage Spill Reignites War of Words 12.13.2012
• New wastewater pipe to sea passes milestone 12.07.2012
• La Habra well project cutting cost of water 09.20.2012
• Plant upgrade to pay off 07.12.2012
• Sewer pipe failure sends 360 gallons of sewage into Fairfax Creek 04.11.2012
• Poor, unincorporated areas face health risks from sewage 04.09.2012
• Septic law eased for rural counties 03.28.2012
• Septic tank rules issued 03.22.2012
• California sewage ban approved by EPA 02.09.2012
• Water systems need fixes, badly; customers don't want to fund them 01.30.2012
• Petaluma sued over uses of sewer funds 01.27.2012
• Sewage-eating algae used to treat wastewater in test project 01.26.2012
• SD targets sewage spills with $12m plan 01.25.2012
• Small non-profit works to reduce massive spills into San Francisco Bay 01.24.2012
• Sewage spill closes S. California beaches 01.19.2012
• US Needs Billions for Water, Sewers 12.14.2011
• No long-term impacts from Oceanside sewage spill 11.22.2011
• SLO to pay $57,130 fine after four sewage spills 10.19.2011
• Commission backs Agua Hedionda area sewer project 10.07.2011
• State unveils scaled-down septic-system rules 10.05.2011
• City, power plant owners in conflict over sewer project 10.03.2011
• City utility failures spur calls for vulnerability review 09.29.2011
• Blackout's sewage spills 75 percent greater than reported 09.28.2011
• Sewage spills still haunt county coastline 09.13.2011
• Interstate 5 sewage spill slows SCV traffic 08.04.2011
• Cracked sewers bleed fecal germs 08.01.2011
• Governor Signs Bill to Advance Upgrades to Septic and Sewer Systems 07.28.2011
• Regional Water Board approves plan to build sewers in Malibu 07.18.2011
• Federal Court Win: West Bay Liable for Sewage Spills 05.25.2011
• Baykeeper makes legal headway against West Bay Sanitary District 05.25.2011
• Legal fight brewing in Mill Valley over massive 2008 sewage spill 05.17.2011
• Oceanside facing possible $10 million fine for December sewage spill 05.04.2011
• Camarillo may have to make $12 million in improvements to safeguard wastewater treatment plant 04.26.2011
• Camp Pendleton sewage spills spark lawsuit 04.25.2011
• Ross Valley Sanitary District agrees to pay $4.75 million legal settlement 04.01.2011
• San Jose: Water quality not affected by spill at treatment plant 03.21.2011
• Regulators order East Bay sewer pipes be replaced 03.16.2011
• Bay Area Municipalities Ordered to Protect San Francisco Bay from Sewage Discharges 03.15.2011
• Hayward unveils 1-megawatt solar array at shoreline 03.11.2011
• Supervisors near crucial vote on Los Osos sewer project 03.10.2011
• Heal the Ocean and Heal the Bay File Lawsuit 03.03.2011
• Wastewater accidentally discharged into Carmel Bay 03.01.2011
• Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF 02.28.2011
• Channelkeeper Notifies City of Santa Barbara of Intent to Sue Over Leaky Sewer System 02.24.2011
• City's spills may be costly 02.09.2011
• City takes aim at reducing fats, oils and grease clogging sewers 02.07.2011
• Ocean currents mean sewage pollution potential persists 01.19.2011
• State permit for Sacramento-area sewage challenged on two fronts 01.12.2011
• Sewage spills amid storms topped 8 million gallons 01.08.2011
• Surfrider: Sewage Spill Updates and Where to Surf After the Rain 01.03.2011
• Popular Calif. beaches closed after heavy rains unleash sewage 12.28.2010
• Overwhelmed sewer systems lead to spills across San Luis Obispo County 12.20.2010
• Plan floated for sewage 12.16.2010
• What's at stake in fight over sewage 12.08.2010
• Sacramento sewers do damage to Delta 12.02.2010
• Is there toxic algae in the Klamath River system? 11.04.2010
• Delta Stewardship Council Supports Improved Treatment of Sacramento Wastewater 10.28.2010
• County reopens ocean spill areas 09.22.2010
• State water board to vote on proposal requiring Malibu to install its first central sewer system 09.21.2010
• 'Landmark' Ban Of Malibu Septic Tanks Anticipated: Environmentalists Urge It On This Week With 'Surf-In' 09.15.2010
• UN to Consider Recognizing Clean Water as Human Rights Issue 09.10.2010
• Treating Sacramento region's sewage to eliminate ammonia could cost $10 per household Share 08.26.2010
• Ban on sewage dumping along California coast to get federal teeth 08.23.2010
• Los Osos sewer on the horizon 07.22.2010
• $14 Billion to Fix Hawaii 07.02.2010
• Drugmakers Wash Painkillers Down The Drain 06.04.2010
• Water district to issue bonds 05.28.2010
• Delta decline linked to Sacramento sewage treatment in new study 05.17.2010
• Mayors Seek $50 Billion to Upgrade U.S. Water, Sewer Systems 03.16.2010
• Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Would Be Costly 03.14.2010
• San Mateo County cities forced to address sewage overflows 03.07.2010
• Water board refuses to hear La Paz complaint 03.03.2010
• City reports its fewest sewage spills in decade 02.25.2010
• N. Calif cities to pay for sewage plant violations 02.24.2010
• San Mateo beach remains closed after sewage spills 02.03.2010
• Aging pipes force sewage into San Francisco Bay 01.31.2010
• 140,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spill Into Sebastapol Lagoon 01.21.2010
• 40,000 Gallons Of Diluted Of Sewage Spilled Into Richardson Bay 01.19.2010
• A cleaner bill of health for Santa Monica Bay 01.15.2010
• A wish for the Santa Clara River Estuary 01.14.2010
• Oakland Sewers: Overflowing no more 01.05.2010
• Sewage spill shuts Arroyo Burro Beach 12.09.2009
• In Marin County, a Public Fight Over Private Control of Sewage 12.04.2009
• As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways 11.23.2009
• Zuma Jay's righteous choice: clean water 11.15.2009
• Malibu Bans Septic Tanks; Residents Steamed 11.07.2009
• Septic tanks on their way out in Malibu 11.06.2009
• Water board to vote on Malibu septic moratorium 11.03.2009
• ESCONDIDO: Innovations at city's sewer plant include recycling methane, new filters 10.30.2009
• Court orders will force homeowners in nine East Bay cities to fix or replace sewer lines at sale, upgrade 10.26.2009
• Press Release: Riverkeeper Takes Action On Siskiyou Illegal Septage Pond 10.14.2009
• Sewage Vote a Blow to San Diego 08.14.2009
• City of San Diego launches sewer study 08.13.2009
• San Francisco Baykeeper Wins Sewage Spill Prevention Settlements 07.23.2009
• Rialto sewage-to-fuel plant ready to start operations 06.11.2009
• Big Bang winners at UC Davis bank on water-cleanup method 06.07.2009
• Wastewater lowers fish egg production more than thought 05.01.2009
• Sewage Spills Increasing 04.06.2009
• At least 500,000 gallons spewed in Sausalito sewage spill 02.18.2009
• Sewage spills shine light on systemic problems 02.09.2009
• Pollution watchdogs won't challenge waiver for sewage processing facility 01.20.2009
• Sewage plants, industry discharging toxic pollutants into L.A. County waters 01.08.2009
• Sewage spills draw lawsuit 09.24.2008
• SR's wastewater turnabout 07.24.2008
• Sewage forces beach closure 05.28.2008
• After Mill Valley flunks, Leno wants to grade sewage systems 05.25.2008
• 64,000 gallons of sewage spills into bay off Tiburon 05.13.2008
• Aging systems releasing sewage into rivers, streams 05.08.2008
• 65 dead birds wash ashore after plant dumps sewage 02.10.2008
• Marin sewage agency failed to report earlier spill of 2.5 million gallons of sewage 02.06.2008
• Second massive sewage spill in Bay revealed 02.06.2008
• 2.7 million-gallon sewage spill in Richardson Bay 02.02.2008
• Major sewage spill sullies bay waters near San Francisco 02.02.2008
• 20,000 gallons of sewage flow from CMC out to Morro Bay 01.29.2008
• S.F. seeks a solution to spewing sewage 01.21.2008
• San Diego to Spend $1 Billion for Sewage System Upgrades 07.31.2007