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26-year leak in Hamilton sewage system dumped more than 300M litres of waste into Lake Ontario

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A leak in the City of Hamilton’s sewage system that went undetected for 26 years dumped as much as 337 million litres of waste into the Hamilton Harbour, the city confirmed Monday.

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26-year leak in Hamilton sewage system dumped more than 300M litres of waste into Lake Ontario

A leak in the City of Hamilton’s sewage system that went undetected for 26 years dumped as much as 337 million litres of waste into the Hamilton Harbour, the city confirmed Monday.

1 year ago·Canada
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CBC NewsCBC News

135 Olympic-sized pools worth of sewage have leaked into Hamilton Harbour since 1996, city estimates

The City of Hamilton says it estimates 337 million litres of sewage — roughly 135 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage — leaked into the harbour since 1996.

1 year ago·Canada
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Hamilton sewage system leaked more than 300 million liters of waste water into Lake Ontario in 26 years

【大紀元2022年11月29日訊】（大紀元記者王蘭多倫多報導） 漢密爾頓市週一（11月28日）證實，漢密爾頓市污水系統洩漏，26年沒被發現，結果多達3.37億升廢水流入安大略湖。據CTV報導，官員在一份新聞稿中說，污水系統洩漏最初是在11月22日下午12點之後發現的，洩漏點在 Wentworth Street North和Burlington Street East的東北角，自1996年以來一直未被發現。官員們表示，合併污水管上的洞導致大約50戶漢密爾頓住宅的污水直接進入通往海港的雨水管道。總的來說，市府估計維修費用為29,830元 ，其中17,000元用於下水道的重新調整，9,830元用於現場對混合廢水進行吸塵，以及3,000元用於道路修復。市府表示，其中大部分工作已經完成。市府週一在聲明中說：「下水道的維修工作和重新調整工作已於11月23日晚9點32分完成，所有污水現在都流入西部衛生攔截器，對合流下水道的所有維修工作已經完成。」漢密爾頓市長賀華絲（Andrea Horwath） 上…

1 year ago
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The Toronto StarThe Toronto Star

Leaking pipe sent 337 million litres of sewage into Hamilton harbour over 26 years

HAMILTON - The City of Hamilton says a pipe that had been leaking undetected for 26 years dumped an estimated 337 million litres of sewage into the lo...

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada
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Toronto SunToronto Sun

Hamilton sewage pipe leaked up to 337M litres into harbour, says city report

As much as 337 million litres of sewage flowed into Hamilton Harbour over 26 years due to a hole in a combined sewer pipe.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada
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The Globe & MailThe Globe & Mail

Leaking pipe sent 337 million litres of sewage into Hamilton harbour over 26 years, city says

The city’s mayor had called for an investigation after the leak was discovered, with preliminary findings suggesting a contractor put a hole in the pipe in 1996

1 year ago·Canada
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