4M gallons of sewage, rainwater overflow to Baltimore river

WTOP ^ | 4/17/18

[markomalley]

Baltimore officials say more than 4 million gallons (15 million liters) of sewage and rainwater overflowed into a river as rain inundated the sewer system.

The city’s Public Works department tells news outlets the sewage and rainwater mix was released Monday into the Jones Falls.

Overflows were designed into Baltimore’s sewage system over 100 years ago, but are now being eliminated as part of a consent decree seeking to improve the system and water quality. Work is scheduled to start this week.

[markomalley]

Somehow seems appropriate for such a s**thole city.

[House Atreides]

Anyone up for a swim?

[Parley Baer]

“Somehow seems appropriate for such a s**thole city.”

Sure does.

[mbarker12474]

So what’s the problem?

[Sacajaweau]

It’s so diluted....it means little. Mother nature cleans it up.

[rktman]

How did they determine the difference?

[LukeL]

Up to 1 billion gallons of sewage and untreated water are pumped into Lake Michigan from Milwaukee during very heavy rains. Even though the multi billion dollar deep tunnel project was suppose to prevent this.

[Steamburg]

Is that an improvement?

[leaning conservative]

I wonder what their tax base is.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Baltimore and its "natives" rank right up there with its sister cities of Mogadishu, Harare, and Kampala.
 

[DoughtyOne]

And the public officials will still be talking about global warming and gun control non-stop.

[laconic]

Baltimore is a dump; has been a dump for a long time and lately, under the pathetic “leadership” of the city, its even more of a dump. The sewage will fit right in.

[blueunicorn6]

“Look! The Brown Trout are going out to sea!”

[Vendome]

Can't believe the "Not this Shit Again" guy hasn't shown up yet...

[Gator113]

Agreed.

[northislander]

Most violent crime city in America

[hal ogen]

Are they sure that wasn’t gallons of city residents being washed down into the river. One never knows...

[markomalley]

“Mogadishu, Harare, and Kampala”

Please don’t insult Kampala by comparing it to Baltimordor.

[StormEye]

"I wonder what their tax base is?"

I assume you're talking about Baltimore city's tax base?
The city's tax base is every person in Maryland who is
holding down a job and is forced to pay Maryland State taxes
on their income.

As for Baltimore's tax base --- that fled the city decades ago.

[Joe Boucher]

just one more of dozens of reason to NOT visit Baltimore.