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Sewage leak on Arkansas River plugged

By on May 30, 2012
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A leak that allowed an undetermined amount of contaminated water to spill from a Kansas sewage treatment plant into the Arkansas River has been plugged, according to a report from the Wichita Eagle.

The leak lead to high E. coli levels, a public health advisory against human contact with the river and a fish kill. Water quality has improved since the plug was installed, but officials aren’t yet sure that the leak has stopped completely.

Read more at the Wichita Eagle

Image credit: Belinda Hankins Miller, Wikimedia Commons

About Jeff Gillies

Jeff spent three years writing about fish and science around the Great Lakes. Now he writes here about fish and science across the country. He's the editor of the Environmental Monitor.

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