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NYPD detectives say sewer scavengers near Penn Station are migrants

  • Aug 25

Video shows 3 people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station in NYC

  • Aug 24
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SF neighborhood plagued by repeated sewer drain cover thefts

  • Jul 4

San Francisco water, sewer rates rise Wednesday, July 1

  • Jun 30

Videos show groups entering NYC sewer system at night

  • Jun 3

SF proposes increase to water and sewer rates by summer

  • Apr 7

SF wins Supreme Court case over wastewater discharge into bay, ocean

  • Mar 5, 2025

Pipe leak sends 20M gallons of wastewater into Contra Costa Co. marsh

  • Dec 5, 2024

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SF neighborhood plagued by sewer cover thefts

  • Jul 7
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SF neighborhood plagued by repeated sewer drain cover thefts

  • Jul 4
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Thieves drain nearly $18K from NorCal couple's bank account using fake checks, online bill payment

  • Jul 2
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Major water, sewer rate rise set to take effect Wednesday, July 1 in San Francisco

  • Jun 30
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SF proposes increase to water and sewer rates by summer

  • Apr 7
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San Francisco wins Supreme Court case against EPA over wastewater discharge into bay, Pacific Ocean

  • Mar 5, 2025
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Pipe leak sends 20M gallons of wastewater into Contra Costa Co. marsh

  • Dec 5, 2024
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Massive seawall approved to protect SF's Ocean Beach from erosion

  • Nov 15, 2024

Latest Stories

CA Coastal Commission approves massive seawall to protect SF's Ocean Beach against erosion

A $175 million seawall project will shore up a wastewater treatment plant and a sewage tunnel on the southern end of San Francisco's Ocean Beach to help protect the area from erosion.

  • Nov 15, 2024
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Man injured after getting trapped inside San Francisco sewer pipe, fire department says

Firefighters rescued an injured man trapped inside a pipe underneath Great Highway in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood in the early hours Sunday, a fire department spokesman said.

  • Aug 19, 2024

EPA sues San Francisco for allegedly dumping billions of gallons of sewage into Pacific Ocean, bay

According to a new lawsuit filed by the Environmental Protection Agency and California water officials, the releases have been happening since 2016.

  • May 2, 2024
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Bright green liquid seen oozing from sewer onto New York City streets

What looked like bright green slime was spotted oozing from sewers onto the streets of New York City, leaving residents puzzled.

  • Nov 6, 2023

What recent atmospheric rivers reveal about Bay Area's aging wastewater systems

Tens of millions of gallons of sewage and stormwater were released into San Francisco Bay from aging treatment plants and stormwater systems that were overwhelmed by the deluge.

  • Jan 31, 2023