State Cited Hopewell for Inoperable Equipment Months Before Massive Sewage Spill Into James River

Hopewell facility fully operational after Friday's million-gallon sewage spill

A spokesperson with the Virginia Department of Health said the swimming advisory is expected to be lifted Friday as long as there is no additional sewage discharge.

Hopewell sewage spill contained, river still not safe for swimmers

HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) said Gravely Run Creek and parts of the James River are still not safe to swim in, after a failure at a Hopewell water treatment plant discharged about a million gallons of untreated sewage into the waterways. The city of Hopewell said the faulty wiring at Hopewell Water Renewal that caused the outage is now repaired, and the situation is contained -- but VDH said it will likely be …

State cited Hopewell for inoperable equipment months before massive sewage spill into James River

HOPEWELL, Va. Virginias Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the City of Hopewells wastewater treatment plant for eight discharges of raw wastewater six months prior to Friday nights massive discharge of raw sewage into the James River and Gravely Run Creek.DEQ said in the NOV it had reason to believe the plant was in violation of the State Water Control Law.The plant, called Hopewell Water Renewal, tre…

Sewage spills pollute Escambia Bay despite ECUA's infrastructure upgrade promises

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Residents of Cypress Point in Escambia County are at their witts end.Saturday afternoon, thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilt, runn

Hopewell plant spills 1 million gallons of raw sewage; James River ...

After Hopewell Water Plant Released Raw Sewage, State Officials Outline Health, Environmental Impact

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