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Wastewater leaked into Russian River during Sonoma Co. flooding

Jan 7

SF wins Supreme Court case over wastewater discharge into bay, ocean

Mar 5, 2025

Nearly 60 homes impacted by massive sewage spill in North Bay

The North Bay city of Clearlake has declared a local emergency because of a massive sewage spill. The spill has not stopped, despite efforts to repair it, because of multiple faulty valves, officials said.

Jan 20

Pipe leak sends 20M gallons of wastewater into Contra Costa Co. marsh

Dec 5, 2024

Bolinas Beach closed indefinitely due to sewage seeping from cliffs

Sep 17, 2024

Stretch of California beach closed after 94,500-gallon sewage spill

Nov 30, 2023

Toilet paper shortage? Why you shouldn't flush wipes down the toilet

Mar 16, 2020

SF family displaced after sewage backs up during heavy rain

Dec 11, 2019

Traffic nightmare on Highway 101 after sewage truck overturns in Mountain View

Aug 15, 2019

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Nearly 60 homes impacted by massive sewage spill in Clearlake, officials say

Jan 13

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Wastewater leaked into Russian River during Sonoma Co. flooding

Jan 7

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San Francisco wins Supreme Court case against EPA over wastewater discharge into bay, Pacific Ocean

Mar 5, 2025

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Pipe leak sends 20M gallons of wastewater into Contra Costa Co. marsh

Dec 5, 2024

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Bolinas Beach closed indefinitely due to sewage seeping from cliffs

Sep 17, 2024

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Sonoma Co. septic service under scrutiny for improper waste disposal

Mar 27, 2018

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Millions of gallons of sewage spill into ocean in Monterey County

Jan 23, 2018

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Castro Valley neighbors sickened by sewage smell

Oct 5, 2017

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Jail inmates sue San Francisco over claims of sewage in their cells

CELL STINK: Current and former San Francisco jail inmates are suing the city claiming sewage has been seeping into their cells for years.

Mar 20, 2019

Crews working fast to prevent another raw sewage spill in Marin County ahead of new storm

Crews in San Anselmo are hoping to avoid another disgusting scene after approximately 100,000 gallons of wastewater poured into the Morningside Neighborhood during Sunday's rainstorm.

Jan 9, 2019

Sewage floods San Francisco complex, forcing Trader Joe's to close, elderly man to vacate

Armed with a squeegee, 77-year-old Yakov tried to clean up puddles of black sewage inside his San Francisco apartment Tuesday night. While Yakov dragged a bucket of the foul-smelling sludge onto his patio, a maintenance worker, explained help was not immediately on the way, saying, "We're going to work on your unit tomorrow, sir."

Sep 19, 2018

Dodger Stadium flooded with sewage after pipe bursts

A pipe broke at Dodger Stadium Tuesday, flooding the field with sewage and putting a premature end to the final preseason game.

Mar 28, 2018

Sonoma Co. septic service under scrutiny for improper waste disposal

"One call does it all," that's what Carlos Chavez' septic service promises to do on his website, which is still up and running, despite the fact that he's been charged with two dozen crimes.

Mar 27, 2018