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Posts Tagged ‘sewage’

Local: Peorians’ feces once again leaks into the mighty Illinois River

CSO, feces, Illinois River From an announcement:
Rainfall in the City of Peoria has caused a sewer overflow into the Illinois River recently from one or more locations shown on the map located here.
When this warning is posted, please avoid full-body contact with the Illinois River in the area downstream from Detweiller Marina, as shown on [...]

September 8, 2008 in Local
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Local: Here’s a new piece of work from the City of Peoria

Peoria is looking at a hefty tax increase to cover its current deficit (at least $2.5 million) AND to fix the sewage/storm water drainage system ((a mind-numbing $100 million) that dumps raw, disease-causing, human feces* into the Illinois River.
The feds aren’t going to be coughing up any money for this, so lets stop fantasizing about [...]

September 5, 2008 in Local
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Local: So, why IS there crap in the river today?

This notice appeared in my inbox moments ago:
Rainfall in the City of Peoria has caused a sewer overflow into the Illinois River recently from one or more locations shown on the map located here.
When this warning is posted, please avoid full-body contact with the Illinois River in the area downstream from Detweiller Marina, as shown [...]

August 4, 2008 in Local
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Local: More crap in the river

From the City of Peoria:
Rainfall in the City of Peoria has caused a sewer overflow into the Illinois River recently from one or more locations shown on the map located here.
When this warning is posted, please avoid full-body contact with the Illinois River in the area downstream from Detweiller Marina, as shown on the map. [...]

July 28, 2008 in Uncategorized
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