The “atmospheric river” that brought two days of torrential rain to Portland this week caused the city’s sewers to overflow into the Willamette River, creating a potential health hazard and prompting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When a city the size of Portland gets soaked with rain like it has for the past week, there's a concern that often lurks under the surface of the flooding and slide risks: sewage. The ...

Portland, Ore.'s "Big Pipe" will soon be ready for action. Much of the untreated sewer and stormwater that spills into the Willamette River will begin flowing into the $430 million underground tunnel ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of gallons of raw sewage have been pouring out of a ruptured pipe at a wastewater treatment plant in Accokeek, Maryland, and a complicated repair process to remedy the problem ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Crews with Lincoln Transportation and Utilities contained and stopped a wastewater pipe overflow near First Street and Cornhusker Highway on Tuesday at 8 a.m. A combination of ...

CHARLOTTE — A pipe failure caused wastewater to overflow in south Charlotte on Friday, according to officials with Charlotte Water. The incident occurred near the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue. Water ...

In 2011, the city completed its biggest-ever public works project. It was a complete overhaul of the wastewater system – the $1.4 billion Big Pipe.

Crews responded to a wastewater overflow in south Charlotte that caused an estimate 4,440 gallons of sewage to reach the Four Mile Creek, officials said. The overflow happened on Saturday in the 4700 ...