The cities of Lebanon and Sweet Home have filed a tort claim notice against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, alleging negligent management of the Green Peter Reservoir led to over $37 million in ...

‘Sludge blanket’: Lebanon, Sweet Home file tort claim for $37M water treatment damage by: Michaela Bourgeois. Posted: Oct 18, 2024 / 12:33 PM PDT. Updated: Oct 19, 2024 / 07:34 AM PDT.

The blanket of sewage-sludge is left over from the catastrophic backup and flooding at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant on July 11. Residents have reported headaches and other symptoms from ...

But, after 15 years’ service, the weighing systems were starting to become unreliable. The result was that, on occasions, the sludge blanket overflowed into the outlet channels and entered the ...

Ms Costello says roughly 10 more homes near hers, all close to the river and just metres downstream from the local sugar mill, have also been inundated with the slurry. 'Spewing out' fuel ...

Successive governments have failed to deal with the threat posed by spreading sewage sludge containing toxic chemicals on farmers' fields, a former chair of the Environment Agency has told the BBC.

The cities of Lebanon and Sweet Home have filed a tort claim notice against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, alleging negligent management of the Green Peter Reservoir led to over $37 million in ...