by Kristina Bostick
The pros and cons of public sewer treatment vs individual septic is a complicated subject. One thing is clear: Public sewer systems do leak and when they do, they leak big.
WSSC reports that from 2005- 2015 749 public sewer leak incidents took place, totaling 5.98 Million gallons of spilled sewage. Here is the story of just one such spill in PG county earlier this year that sent 1 million gallons into Broad Creek.
Check out an excellent presentation on sewer reliability delivered to WSSC from our own board member Tom Leedy on this topic.
Media:
2013 Reddy Branch Creek and Drinking water supply spill
2014 Cabin John Spill
2015 Olney Spill
2016 Broad Creek Spill
2016 WSSC Sewer Back Ups
Check out an excellent presentation on sewer reliability delivered to WSSC from our own board member Tom Leedy on this topic.
Media:
2013 Reddy Branch Creek and Drinking water supply spill
2014 Cabin John Spill
2015 Olney Spill
2016 Broad Creek Spill
2016 WSSC Sewer Back Ups
