Protecting Walnut Creek and Lake Erie from Sewage near Erie, Pennsylvania
On, February 14, 2005 the Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District
Court for Western Pennsylvania against the Millcreek Sewer Authority
and Millcreek Township on behalf of PennEnvironment, the Gaia Defense
League and the Erie County Environmental Coalition. The suit alleges
ongoing discharges of untreated sewage without a permit. Millcreek
discharges to Walnut Creek in Erie, Pennsylvania from four separate
outfall pipes. Walnut Creek flows into nearby Lake Erie. The suit seeks
penalties and corrective action to stop the illegal discharges.
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