City officials are working to fix a problem with Oneida, New York’s wastewater treatment plant, as a local creek has been black since a spill was reported in September.
Residents have gathered to form the Oneida Creek Coalition in an effort to resolve the issue, according to an online news article at Syracuse.com.One of the residents quoted in the article says a similar spill happened around 25 years ago. “It turned the creek septic, black,” he says. “There was a complete absence of life in the creek. It took a couple years to come back and I’m afraid that’s where it’s
News Briefs: New York Creek Still Running Black After September Wastewater Spill
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Minnesota House of Representatives passes a $1.9 billion infrastructure package that could create thousands of jobs
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