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Rains From Ida Remains Push Sewage into SC Rivers
posted 11/12/09
11:31 am
The State reported the Department of Health and Environmental Control on Wednesday put signs warning of bacteria pollution along stretches of the Congaree, Broad and Saluda rivers around Columbia.
Officials urge the public not to swim in the areas or to use kayaks or canoes.
DHEC's Harry Mathis says the sewage spills resulted from line breaks and the failure of pump stations and treatment plant overflows.
Officials did not have an estimate on how much sewage spilled. Sewer overflows often occur when rain washes into pipes, causing contaminated water to leak from wastewater lines, manholes and through sewer plants.
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