Friday, June 16, 2006
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The city has decided to a half-million dollar fine for discarding untreated sewage into the San Francisco Bay and Colma Creek.
South San Francisco would pay $516,000 under terms of the settlement reached with the Regional Water Quality Control Board on Wednesday.
The city was cited for 147 breaches from May 2003 through March 2006.
In the worst incident, almost 2 million gallons of dirt overflowed into Colma Creek from manholes in December 2004 after a pump station failed. The city did not dispute the allegations.
Recent improvements to the city's wastewater plant and also collection systems probably would not have prevented the December 2004 spill, said Lila Tang, head of the board's wastewater division.
South San Francisco would pay $516,000 under terms of the settlement reached with the Regional Water Quality Control Board on Wednesday.
The city was cited for 147 breaches from May 2003 through March 2006.
In the worst incident, almost 2 million gallons of dirt overflowed into Colma Creek from manholes in December 2004 after a pump station failed. The city did not dispute the allegations.
Recent improvements to the city's wastewater plant and also collection systems probably would not have prevented the December 2004 spill, said Lila Tang, head of the board's wastewater division.
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