Flooding Forces Massive Sewage Discharges City wastewater treatment systems are overwhelmed by flooding With the Missouri River at flood stage, and officials saying the worst is yet to come, Midwestern cities are bypassing their sewage plants and dumping raw sewage into the Missouri River. One city, Omaha Nebraska is dumping more than 6 million gallons of raw sewage per day into the Missouri River. Other cities are following suit all along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as sewage treatment plants become overwhelmed by flood waters. The water which is overwhelming Midwestern cities treatment plants is coming from the tremendous amount of... read more >>