2.7 million gallons of sewage flows into bay

SOME 2.7 MILLION gallons of partially treated sewage were accidentally released into Richardson Bay Thursday night after rains overwhelmed a Mill Valley treatment plant when an operator left two pumps off.

[milesoleo]

WHAT TOOK SO LONG TO INITIALLY REPORT THIS?! "Some 2.7 million gallons of the partially treated sewage - containing the equivalent of up to 80,000 gallons of raw sewage - flowed into the creek and into Richardson Bay for three hours" This is serious stuff folks. We should have all been notified Thursday night, not FRIDAY afternoon?! Someone needs to get to the bottom of this mess.

[bullitt]

Me oh my an error in judgement?What is this operators name.When will the criminal investigation start ? Where oh where are Barbara and Diane we need an investigation certainly some new laws.Maybe we should outlaw sewage?Fair is fair lets hang him like we did the guy in the cosco busan.

[another citizen]

If Mill Valley can't handle the current sewage load ... what business does it have in considering building more housing on Miller Ave to create even more sewage. This, on top of over crowded school enrollments. Traffic that is backed up every weekday after 3:00 pm. The time has come to stop the destruction of the environment with more 'green' development.

[todd1]

smells funny to me

[WinterSpill]

well the annual sewage "spill" season will soon be upon us.

where's that odds guy to lay out the chances of it happening again this year and how many millions of gallons will flow.

[Commander Bunny]

milesoleo wrote:

WHAT TOOK SO LONG TO INITIALLY REPORT THIS?! "Some 2.7 million gallons of the partially treated sewage - containing the equivalent of up to 80,000 gallons of raw sewage - flowed into the creek and into Richardson Bay for three hours" This is serious stuff folks. We should have all been notified Thursday night, not FRIDAY afternoon?! Someone needs to get to the bottom of this mess.

Relax Dude, it was only 2.7 million gallons, not 3 million.