500K gallons of wastewater spew from manhole in Clearwater, records show

500K gallons of untreated wastewater spills in Clearwater; some reaching Stevenson Creek

Thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilled from a treatment plant in Clearwater, Florida, and now city leaders are keeping an eye out for any potential impacts.

Half-million gallons of raw sewage spills from Clearwater treatment plant

City utilities director Rich Gardner said a communication panel that controls pumps at the plant malfunctioned.

500K gallons of wastewater spew from manhole in Clearwater, records show

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Roughly 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spewed from a manhole in Pinellas County after a pumping station suffered several power failures Tuesday evening. State authorities said a communications panel at the Clearwater City of Marshall Street WRF pumping station experienced two power failures just after 6 p.m. A pollution notice stated, "This resulted in the influent pumps to cease running," causing a backup…

500,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled from Clearwater treatment plant

Crews are testing nearby Stevenson Creek for fecal bacteria after an unknown amount of sewage entered the water, an official said.