From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in rural Lowndes County could soon have a new option available to them — to deal with ongoing wastewater and sewage issues. Officials with the Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program — have brought in a new technology from South Africa. Program officials hope the above ground onsite septic system will help put an end…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A stream of free flowing wastewater and sewage running through a small trailer park in Dallas County — is raising health concerns for the people who live there. Marvin and Cora Wilson say raw sewage has been flowing through their property like a like a river for about two weeks. “Really wish it could be…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it has opened a civil rights investigation into whether Alabama discriminated against Black residents when handing out funding for wastewater infrastructure.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The water and sewage issues in Lowndes County have been the subject of both national and local news reports. A program designed to help address the situation is working to install free septic systems in as many rural homes as possible. Signs have gone up around Lowndes County to let homeowners in rural areas of…
The federal government has announced an agreement involving the Alabama Department of Public Health’s handling of sewage issues in Lowndes County.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to deliver critical water infrastructure to under-served rural communities. Congresswoman Terri Sewell hosted USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak — and EPA Administrator Michael Regan — at an event in White Hall to kick-off the Closing the Wastewater Gap initiative. The goal of the initiative…
Police say a premature fetus was found at a wastewater treatment plant in Mobile.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Lowndes County residents are speaking out about the investigation the U. S. Justice Department has launched into longstanding wastewater and sewage problems in the county. Flora Yeldon of Hayneville says she’s been dealing with wastewater and sewage issues at her home for years. “Boo-boo would come in my sink — my tub — all over…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Uniontown residents are cautiously optimistic about the effort to replace the city’s old sewage system. A $23 million dollar USDA grant was recently awarded to the city to rehabilitate the city’s entire wastewater collection system. The project includes construction of a connection between Uniontown and Demopolis — which will pump wastewater to Demopolis for treatment….
