Heavy Rain Causes Sewage Overflow in Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach, Northeast Ohio Sewer District Says

Thousands of gallons of sewage spills into creek on Northwest Side due to debris from recent storms

Thousands of gallons of sewage spilled into a creek on the Northwest Side after debris from recent storms possibly caused the incident.The spill occurred around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday in the 9100 block of Datapoint Drive.San Antonio Water System officials estimated that more than 50,000 gallons of domestic wastewater were spilled.In a news release, SAWS said that the sewage spill potentially affected an “unknown intermittent creek.”It’s unclear h…

Heavy rainfall leads to sewage overflow at Edgewater Beach

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Heavy rainfall led to a sewage overflow at Edgewater Beach Saturday, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District announced. A large storm exceeded the capacity of the sewer system, discharging a combination of sewage and stormwater into Lake Erie. Beach hazard statement: Don’t swim in parts of Lake Erie through Saturday "Visitors—particularly children, the elderly, and those in ill health—are advised to avoid contact with…

Stay out of the water: Sewer overflow sends waste into Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has issued a public advisory for Edgewater Beach after a combined sewer overflow discharged sewage and stormwater into Lake Erie early Saturday morning.

NEO Sewer District issues sewer overflow advisory for Edgewater beach after heavy rainfall

Visitors, including children, the elderly and those in ill health, are advised to avoid contact with the water and wood debris.

Heavy rain causes sewage overflow in Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach, Northeast Ohio sewer district says

​The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is warning swimmers to stay out of Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach after heavy rains caused a sewer overflow.