Millions of gallons of sewage flow around this MBTA station every year. Here's why

Millions of gallons of sewage flow around this MBTA station every year. Here's why

When the flood waters receded in the basement of Kristin Anderson’s Arlington home, she found toilet paper, condoms and tampon applicators strewn throughout, left behind by the dirty water.Afterward, she suffered through days of sickness, namely painful gastrointestinal issues. It was then she realized the Alewife Brook had quite literally entered her home, and with it, raw sewage.