Less raw waste is now being pumped into the St. Lawrence River from Montreal's sewers, as wastewater emanating from parts of the city east of Joliette Street has been routed back to treatment plants as of Friday afternoon.

Completion of repairs to 17 kilometres of the 30-kilometre southeast interceptor — a large sewer line — means that all wastewater from Rivière-des-Prairies and the municipality of Montreal East is once again being treated, as is sewage from much of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

As much as eight billion litres of untreated sewage was expected to be pumped into the river over a seven-day period while that major sewer interceptor is repaired and upgraded.

The City of Montreal issued other updates Friday. Here are the latest: