Sanford sewage spill into Lake Monroe tops 13 million gallons orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sanford’s spill of partially-treated sewage into Lake Monroe has now topped 13 million gallons — almost triple what was previously disclosed — and officials are apologizing for the malfunction at a city wastewater treatment plant that caused it. To fix the problem, the city is spending $4.7 million repairing and upgrading with new filters the facility off East Seminole Boulevard, roughly a .
More than 5 million gallons of partially-treated sewage — enough to nearly fill 11 Olympic-sized swimming pools — flowed into Mills Creek and Lake Monroe on Saturday after a malfunction at a Sanford wastewater treatment plant, according to a city report filed with the state. Sanford officials posted signs on the RiverWalk pedestrian trail that runs along the southern shoreline of Lake Monroe .
Millions of gallons of Sanford sewage flow into Lake Monroe orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.