Unfortunately, news articles detailing Sanitary Sewer Overflows, notices of public beach closings due to SSO's , EPA fines being levied against municipalities, municipality sewer rate increases to pay for massive & expensive repairs, fines and additional storage are a daily occurrence.  Listed below are just a few of the news reports that can be found on Google.

AL - Decatur AL - Replacing Cracked Manhole Covers and asking Residents to Cap Cleanouts

AR - Batesville AR - Batesville to get an Inflow and Infiltration study

AR - Ft. Smith AR - City Makes Strides On Projects

CA - British Columbia CA - Stink of slough too much for Bonson neighbours

CA - Saskatoon CA -Residents demand answers from city - Officials give overview of sewer system to people whose homes have flooded

CA - San Diego - San Diego agrees to estimated $1 billion for sewage system improvements and maintenance

CO - Pueblo CO - Catastrophic weather events and even vandalism plague our wastewater system

CT - NORWALK - Flooding solutions

FL - Jacksonville FL - 2 lawsuits target JEA on Clean Water Act

FL - Jacksonville FL - St. Johns Riverkeeper News - Lower St. Johns River Compliance Report

FL - Largo City sewer rates set to increase 18%

FL - North Port - Two old sewer plants allowed to discharge over 2 million gallons into county creeks

FL - Sarasota County - FL - Sarasota County proposal raises water, sewer and stormwater fees 17%

FL - Tampa FL - Agencies Clear Path For River Cleanup

FL - Tampa Bay Fl - Beach Warnings - By The Numbers

IA - Des Moines IA - Heavy rains overload sewage plants - To prevent backups, waste is sent to rivers, streams

IA - Des Moines IA - Heavy rain causes sewage bypasses

IA - Des Moines IA - Rains in eastern Iowa cause sewage overflows

IA - Fort Dodge IA - Flooding results in numerous sewage bypasses - At Least 12 Million Gallons

IA - Guthrie IA - FLOODING CAUSES WASTEWATER BYPASSES

MA - Gloucester MA - Sewer and water improvements could tax city resources

MA - Woburn MA - Council approves sewer cleanup

MI - Ceana MI - Rain blamed for sewer overflow

MI - Adrian MI - bolt-down lids were installed on a sewer main - Adrians efforts reduce sewer overflow from Sunday storm

MI - Fraser (Detroit) MI - Grant to help plan sewer overflow fix

MI - Grand Rapids MI -More than 24 billion gallons ... are dumped into the Great Lakes each year

MO - St. Louis Mo. -  Metropolitan Sewer District SSO & CSO Map

MS - Flint MS - City working hard to correct sewer problems

NC - Raleigh NC - State ups penalties for sewage overflows

NC - Wilmington NC - City county to make their case to the EPA

NY - New York City, NY - The Depressing Truth About NYC's Sewers

NY - Oneida NY - NY Dept of Environmental Conversation Levy's large fines agains Oneida County for SSO's

NY - Orangeburg NY - Orangetown to spend $46.9 million on sewer project

NY - Ramapo  NY - Ramapo police seek witness to sewer vandalism - Cinder block down a manhole causes millions in damages

OH - Cleveland OH - Raw sewage dumped in lake - Imagine '3 billion toilets flushing'

OK - Bartlesville OK - Smoke testing phase of project to kick into high gear this month

OR - Portland OR - Rain causes sewer overflow

OR - Portland OR - The work is designed to increase the capacity of the sewer system

PA - Paxton PA -  $67 million Plan doubles residents bills  hopes to stop SSO by 2012

PA - Philladelphia PA - Manager announces $10 hike in quarterly sewer bills

PA - Philadelphia PA - Sewer-tank plan divides Council city Water Department

PA - Pittsburgh PA  Alcosan agrees to solve sewer overflow problem

PA - Pittsburgh PA - Largest Legal Settlement to date - Landmark Settlement Aims to Clean Up Raw Sewage Discharges in Allegheny County

RI - Jamestown RI - Town cited for sewer discharge problems

RI - Six Rhode Island Communities Ordered to Address Sewage Overflows // EPA continues effort to improve water quality in R.I. waters

TX - Tyler TX - Standing Sewage causes concern

TX - Waxahachie TX - State recommended the city join a sanitary sewer overflow outreach initiative

WI - Milwaukee WI - Spending $137 Million for SSO Storage tanks

WI - Milwaukee WI - Why sewer overflows matter