{"id":3224,"date":"2013-04-28T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-28T13:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2013-04-28T09:31:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T13:31:15","slug":"lowndes-county-sewer-spill-may-contaminate-suwannee-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/lowndes-county-sewer-spill-may-contaminate-suwannee-river.html","title":{"rendered":"Lowndes County sewer spill may contaminate Suwannee River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/People-in-Florida-are-now-feeling-the-affects-of-a-major-sewer-spill-that-began-in-south-Georgia-205028411.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.graytvinc.com\/images\/300*225\/Suwanee+River+Flooding.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nWCTV went downstream to Suwannee County, Florida, to see further effects after the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/lowndes-county-sort-of-takes-responsibility-for-sewer-spill.html\">\r\nValdosta PR that revealed what happened with the Lowndes County sewer leak.<\/a>\r\nOne of their interviewees recommends escalating this ongoing problem\r\n(first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/valdosta-pr-about-wastewater-issues.html\">\r\nValdosta&#8217;s Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant flooded<\/a>,\r\nand now this) to the state governors&#8217; level.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nEames Yates wrote for WCTV 27 April 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/People-in-Florida-are-now-feeling-the-affects-of-a-major-sewer-spill-that-began-in-south-Georgia-205028411.html\">\r\nSuwannee River Could be Contaminated After Lowndes Sewer Spill,<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nTravis Luttrell also vacations in Suwannee County. He said &#8220;it&#8217;s a\r\npretty big administrative challenge between the two governors. And\r\nis something that needs to be worked out between state to state and\r\nhopefully we can overcome the administrative challenges it might\r\ntake to fix these kinds of problems.&#8221;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe Florida Department of Health also issued the advisory for\r\nHamilton, Levy, Lafayette and Madison counties.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/People-in-Florida-are-now-feeling-the-affects-of-a-major-sewer-spill-that-began-in-south-Georgia-205028411.html\">the WCTV video:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/v9.anv.bz\/scripts\/anv_mcp_9.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var p = new anv_pl_def();p.loadVideoWithKey(\"eyJtIjoiR1JUViIsInAiOiI1OSIsInYiOiIyNTg4NzE5In0=\");<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WCTV went downstream to Suwannee County, Florida, to see further effects after the Valdosta PR that revealed what happened with the Lowndes County sewer leak. One of their interviewees recommends escalating this ongoing problem (first Valdosta&#8217;s Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant flooded, and now this) to the state governors&#8217; level. 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