Florida city dumps nearly 10 million gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay

American City and County: Flooding from Tropical Storm Colin recently inundated St. Petersburg, Fla.’s sewer system, forcing the city to push millions of gallons of partially treated wastewater into Tampa Bay.

A mix of rainwater, stormwater, groundwater and partially treated sewage was pumped about a quarter mile out into the bay, according to the Tampa Bay Times. In total, about 9.7 million gallons were dumped into the bay.

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