City water, sewer officials in Columbia SC are directed to stop talking about investments in upgrading sewer system - Local / Metro - TheState.com

 By CLIF LeBLANC - cleblanc@thestate.com

Sources told the newspaper last month the consent decree could expose the city to fines as well as millions of dollars in improvements because of wastewater infractions that have resulted from years of insufficient spending on the sewer treatment plant, deteriorating sewer lines and other problems that have violated environmental standards. The settlement is likely to become public early next year.

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