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Monday, March 18, 2013  Some South Carolina residents are upset about sewage from Charlotte.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Sewage break in Cayce causes sewage to flow into a Lexington Stream.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  State health officials say more than 5,000 gallons of sewage has spilled into the Broad River near Columbia after a pump failure at a prison.

Friday, September 23, 2011  City leaders in Cayce are telling water customers that the water is completely safe to drink, despite many reports of an "earthy" taste.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  A Rock Hill center that provides help for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault has lost thousands of dollars of donated food and clothes after a sewage back up.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  Crews worked to stop sewage from spilling into the Saluda River Tuesday morning after a pipe became blocked near the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.  Wastewater maintenance officials say the sanitary sewer overflow was discovered shortly after 8 a.m. in the 500 block of Wildlife Parkway.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  The city of Columbia says sewage was spilled into the Saluda River Monday near Greystone Boulevard near the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  Earlier this week Alpine Utilities spilled more than 5,000 gallons of sewage into a creek which empties into the Saluda River.  A review of the Department of Health and Environmental Control records shows Alpine is responsible for eight other spills this year.  The amounts leaked range from 15 gallons to 5,000.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  Another sewage spill causes some in the Midlands to worry about more than just health concerns.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Alpine Utility says a grease blockage caused a sanitary sewer main line to overflow into Stoops Creek just upstream from where it connects with the Saluda River.

Friday, February 11, 2011  The first happened in Richland County near Denny Road Friday contaminating Crane Creek.  The other overflow happened in Lexington County in the Koon Creek.

Friday, October 22, 2010  A blockage caused the line to overflow into a retention pond in the Chandler Hall Subdivision.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  A sewer main break is responsible for spilling raw sewage into the Monkey Springs Branch Creek in Cayce.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  A grease and root blockage is the cause of the sanitary sewer back-up that occurred near the 500 block of Meadowlake Drive in Richland County.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  The Wastewater Maintenance Division found the overflow Thursday afternoon near the 200 block of Scioto Drive.