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4:00 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

St. Louis Pump Failure Sending Sewage Into Flooded Mississippi River

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The failure of two pumps at the Bissell Point treatment plant in north St. Louis is causing 105 million gallons of untreated wastewater to flow into the Mississippi River a day.
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Updated April 29, 7:30 p.m.

With the Mississippi River below 33 feet, MSD says it no longer has to use the pumps, and the flow of untreated wastewater into the river has stopped. The temporary pumps will remain in place.

Updated April 29, 4 p.m.

MSD officials say that with the Mississippi River dropping, the flow of untreated sewage has slowed to 16 million gallons a day. Crews continue to work on installing two temporary pumps to replace the ones that failed. The cause of the failure is still under investigation.

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Around the Nation
4:34 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Mississippi River Communities Brace For Flooding

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Originally published on Tue April 23, 2013 2:05 pm

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Now here's a change. Earlier this year, the worst drought conditions seen in the Midwest in decades threatened to close the Mississippi River to barge traffic. Now, communities along the river in Missouri and Illinois are bracing for flooding.

St. Louis Public Radio Maria Altman reports.

MARIA ALTMAN, BYLINE: The threat of flooding on the Mississippi River came on quickly after last week's storms dumped rain across the Midwest. The town of Clarksville, Missouri didn't even have time to erect its metal flood wall.

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Mississippi River Flooding
5:03 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

Up The Mississippi River, Alton, Quincy and Hannibal Deal With Flooding

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Just north of St. Louis, the city of Alton is bracing for the flooded Mississippi River to crest soon.

According to the National Weather Service, the river is expected to crest at about 30 feet on Tuesday -- nine feet above flood stage -- and remain near that level until Thursday.

Matt Asselmeier from Alton Mayor Tom Hoescht's office says they've filled more than 2,000 sand bags in preparation.

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