'OH SHHH': DEP ORDERS ISLAMORADA TO FIX ISSUES CAUSING SEWER LINE BREAKS, WASTEWATER OVERFLOWS

'OH SHHH': DEP ORDERS ISLAMORADA TO FIX ISSUES CAUSING SEWER LINE BREAKS, WASTEWATER OVERFLOWS

Line breaks and pump station overflows witnessed within Islamorada’s wastewater collection system the last four years led state officials to order several corrective measures and impose fines.  An Oct. 15 letter and report from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to Village Manager Ron Saunders states the village’s wastewater collection system experienced six sanitary sewer […]

Cochrane, Urban Systems face charges over 2023 wastewater release

An emergency alert issued by the Town of Cochrane on Oct. 21, 2023, warned residents of a main sewer line break. The province has now laid charges under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act against the town and Urban Systems. Cochrane Now/Lauren Meister.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } The Province of Alberta has laid environmental charges against the Town of Cochrane and Urban Systems Ltd. in conne…