Report: 7 Million Gallons of Sewage Spilled into Syracuse Lake
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – A sewer pipe break caused by last week’s heavy rain has spilled millions of gallons of raw sewage into a central New York lake.
The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports Onondaga County has told the state Department of Environmental Conservation that a 42-inch diameter pipe near Syracuse’s Inner Harbor broke Friday during a period when it rained for nearly an entire day.
The county report filed with the DEC said sewage spilled into the lake at a rate of 5,000 gallons per minute for more than a day, totaling more than 7 million gallons.
The county’s Water Environment Protection commissioner says the 50-year-old pipe will be repaired this weekend, when sewage flows will be lower.
County officials say “no health or major environmental impacts have been identified.”
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