Colorado health officials say they know that “millions of gallons” of raw sewage were washed into the state’s floodwaters, and are working to better assess the magnitude of the spills.
“Some wastewater plants were completely flooded, some systems lost treatment capabilities for a while and some lost large segments of sewer lines, but the plant is still operating,” said Steve Gunderson director of the water quality control division at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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