A public works employee with the city of Stanton, Michigan, recently got a surprise when he discovered and captured an American alligator swimming in a wastewater lagoon.He had been checking on pumps at the city’s lagoons when he saw a snapping turtle dive into the water and spotted a 3-foot alligator behind it.“It took me a while to register what really just walked in front of me,” the worker told 9&10 News.Department of Natural Resources officials took the gator to a zoo in Saganaw. It was likely a pet someone released into the pond when it got too big to handle.
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News Briefs: Michigan Worker Catches Alligator in Wastewater Lagoon
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would require the EPA to establish national drinking water standards for PFAS
Aug 05, 2021 |
