City of Hamilton discovers even more sewage has been flowing into harbourfront | CBC News

The City of Hamilton says it has discovered sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996 — the second leak found in seven weeks.

Winters said the 337-million-litre spill found in late November prompted the department to pilot a risk-based inspection program that focused on potential cross-connected pipe sections.Winters said there have been 151 inspections since December and the process will help determine what resources are needed to potentially video inspect every metre of combined sewage pipe.

Early Monday afternoon, the team discovered that a 100-year-old combined sewer pipe was connected into a newly constructed storm sewer in 1996 — the same year the last leak began.As many as 11 residential properties have been discharging wastewater directly to the storm sewer and to Hamilton Harbour ever since, he said. Winters said it doesn't affect the drinking water of the residents.

Native fish species like northern pike, stocked walleye, largemouth bass, sunfish and yellow perch, as well as non-native species like common carp, goldfish and rudd can be found in the harbour."It doesn't take a very large rainstorm for some sanitary combined sewage to make its way out of that outfall."In his update around 4 p.m., Winters said a vacuum truck was on site to prevent the flow of any more wastewater. The truck wasn't there as of roughly 6 p.m.

The LRT is more important

Shit in our once pristine water is no problem but Co2 in our atmosphere, plant food and always a thing, is the end of mankind. Liberal 🤡🤡🤡 clowns.

This is why lake Ontario is nasty as shit! Also there needs to be something done about this whoever was dumping should have to pay a cleaning fee

Par for shiat-hole Hamilton.

It’s the most disgusting city I’ve ever been in, like if east end Hastings was a city and not just a few blocks. Not surprised they only just noticed.

Discovers... more like admits...

Well ain’t that the shits.

Why won’t Ontario separate?

Defund the CBC

Question to PierrePoilievre how come when it comes to climate actions in the HOC we never hear any party bringing these issues to the table? Tbh this ecologically is more devastating than that .5% of 3% the current gov is after regarding emissions..just throwing it out there

Sounds like a very poopy situation.

Could explain the stench...

All good. They have been dumping in Quebec for years, and nobody cares

Where are all the climate change politicians now? Crickets.

Is climate Barbie back? DefundCBC ClimateCrisis TrudeauDestroyingCanada DiedSuddenly CanadaIsBroken

lol when I was a kid we never swam in lake ontario. Not then not now.

must have been climate change that did it

Hey, but we banned single-use plastics and we're sticking it to Canadians with a carbon tax.

Lol “ discovered since 1996…” that’s hilarious. Should read. “ well it didn’t seem like a big deal in the 90’s, so we just sorta throttled it so nobody noticed..”

So Montreal dumping 8 Billion litres didn't phase anyone but this, this is shocking. Why? Because it wasn't planned? As if that really makes a difference. Now if someone went to jail or lost their job, that would be shocking .

Maybe time to check out Montreal and Victoria now

If common man had polluted even 1 liter they would be jailed & grilled. Who is holding City of Hamilton & its elected officials to account now?

Jfc

EVERY. SINGLE. CANADIAN CITY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 100 YEARS. We have the very worst environmental protections of any developed nation.

This has to stop

Hamilton, where Shiela Copps, and Andrea Horwath come from

I find it hard to believe that they did not know about it. The problem was they got caught.

And Hamilton wonders why they never received a nod for an NHL franchise. I guess Gary Bettman turned out to be right! Hamilton city council at its best!

Ew dirty poolution.

And people wonder why I have NEVER been in Lake Ontario. NEVER after 40+ years of living there. Toronto and the GTA is literally a sht hole.

Wtf!

Climate change enthusiasts ignore the environment.

And Ontario repeals it's only toxics law 😬

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