Residents are scared to flush their toilets for fear of sewage rising up into neighbouring homes.

Sewer waste management is dirty work. In the current labor market, it’s not a job many people are interested in. But cities have to get it done for public health and infrastructure integrity. “Looks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When a city the size of Portland gets soaked with rain like it has for the past week, there's a concern that often lurks under the surface of the flooding and slide risks: sewage. The ...

Bikers and pedestrians found themselves covered in human waste when a sewage pipe exploded next to a busy road in China this week. Footage shows a fountain of faeces shooting 10 metres (33ft) into the ...

People in the 21st century expect sewage systems to work. They expect them to carry waste away and break down that waste safely. They expect not to have to think about that. But what if that isn’t ...

A clogged sewer pipe in Clifton burst on Monday, flooding residents? homes with raw sewage, the Clifton Department of Public Works says. Residents in the Lakeview section of Clifton, including ...

OSSINING, New York (WABC) -- Emergency repairs were required to cap a broken waste water pipe that caused raw sewage to seep into the Hudson River in Westchester County. The break happened on Kemeys ...