More than 1 million gallons of partially treated sewage was released into Lake Champlain last weekend.

More than 1M gallons of partially treated sewage released into Lake Champlain

More than 1 million gallons of partially treated sewage was released into Lake Champlain last weekend.The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's Watershed Management program posted public notification about the release online.According to the notification, the partially treated sewage was released from Burlington's main wastewater treatment facility.An exact amount of sewage released was not reported.It happened last Friday morning and continued into last Saturday afternoon.The release was attributed to rain and snow melt, which increased flows at the treatment facility and "pushed solids out of the process."The result was that more than 1 million gallons of sewage was not fully disinfected.The sewage release resulted in a lake E.coli level of 800 bacteria colonies per 100 milliliters. In Vermont and New York, the acceptable level of E.coli colonies is 235 per 100 milliliters.Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook

More than 1 million gallons of partially treated sewage was released into Lake Champlain last weekend.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's Watershed Management program posted public notification about the release online.



According to the notification, the partially treated sewage was released from Burlington's main wastewater treatment facility.

An exact amount of sewage released was not reported.

It happened last Friday morning and continued into last Saturday afternoon.

The release was attributed to rain and snow melt, which increased flows at the treatment facility and "pushed solids out of the process."

The result was that more than 1 million gallons of sewage was not fully disinfected.

The sewage release resulted in a lake E.coli level of 800 bacteria colonies per 100 milliliters. In Vermont and New York, the acceptable level of E.coli colonies is 235 per 100 milliliters.

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