Florida sewage spills expected to worsen due to ageing infrastructure
by Michael Sainato from Environment | The Guardian on (#57ZHX)
More than 230m gallons spilled in Fort Lauderdale between December 2019 and February 2020
Florida has recently experienced several large sewage spills and the is issue expected to worsen in the state due to its growing population, urban development, the climate crisis and ageing infrastructure that frequently cause existing wastewater systems to fail.
For example, between December 2019 to February 2020, more than 230m gallons of sewage spilled into waterways in Fort Lauderdale, the result of ageing water infrastructure.
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