Raw Sewage Enters Newark Bay After Sandy Cripples Plant
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As much as 500 million gallons of raw sewage a day is flowing into Newark Bay after superstorm Sandy disabled the nation’s fifth-largest wastewater treatment plant.
Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said it wasn’t clear when the facility, operated by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, can resume operations.