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Wall collapse, sewage spill at NY treatment plant

By musiclover - Tue May 17, 5:34 am

Authorities say the Binghamton area’s drinking water hasn’t been affected by the release of nearly 600,000 gallons of partially treated sewage when a concrete wall collapsed at a wastewater treatment plant.

Officials tell local media that a 15-foot-high, 100-foot-long section of a wall at the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant gave way shortly before 9 a.m. Monday.

About 580,000 gallons of sludge poured into a nearby creek that’s a tributary to the Susquehanna River.

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