“It is time for Phenix City to step up and prioritize infrastructure before further harm is done to the river and those who depend on it,” Jason Ulseth, the director of the Chattahoochee ...

A dedicated group of water and environmental health experts aim to protect the Chattahoochee River’s health through consistent water sampling. Some Columbusites might not expect the complexities ...

This photo shows water conditions on the Chattahoochee River near the outfall pipe for Phenix City, Alabama’s wastewater treatment plant on May 21, 2024. 07/10/2024 Courtesy of the Chattahoochee ...

PHENIX CITY, Al. (WTVM) - Friday morning, Phenix city officials hosted a press conference in response to the allegations of dangerous levels of sewage being dumped into the Chattahoochee River ...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) filed the lawsuit in 2024 claiming that the plant violated the Clean Water Act which prohibits the discharge of pollutants into the river.

The river watchdog, Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, sued Phenix City in September at the same time as the AL Dept. of Environment. Judge rules CRK can join the suit.

The R.M. Clayton plant, which is allowed to send as much as 100 million gallons of treated wastewater into the river every day, has tallied another 69 effluent violations between July 2023 and May ...

Phenix City is facing two lawsuits, one from the state of Alabama, over allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Alabama Department of Environment have both ...