The pennsylvania department of environmental protection (dep) responded to a sewage line rupture near the eastern snyder county regional authority's (escra) sewage treatment plant in selinsgrove, snyder county — officials in pennsylvania are advising residents to avoid certain bodies of water after a sewage line rupture on monday The ruptured sewage pipe released raw sewage into penns creek, which flows into middle creek and the susquehanna river.
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It needs to be taken care of, shipe said.
Officials estimate 459,000 gallons of sewage were released into creeks that empty into the susquehanna river, following initial estimates the impact was twice as bad. Work to repair a seagethe ruptured sewage pipe is releasing raw sewage into penns creek, which flows into middle creek and the susquehanna river. Selinsgrove — the flow of raw sewage into a snyder county creek has been stopped but the state department of environmental protection recommends the public for now avoid the susquehanna river. A sewage line from a treatment plant in snyder county ruptured almost two weeks ago, causing nearly half a million gallons of sewage to spill into the susquehanna river, according to the state.
The rupture was found early sunday, sept 22 and as of 3 p.m., authorities are.
