Sewage Spills Halt Clam Harvest

A local clam farm is closed at least until Sept. 26 after approximately 900,000 gallons of sewage contaminated local water, according to reports.

(Toby Van Buren's farm has been closed) since Aug. 28, when Mount Pleasant Waterworks leaked an estimated 500,000 gallons of sewage that drained into ponds at the Seaside Farms subdivision on Rifle Range Road, the Post and Courier reports.

To make matters worse, three days later, about 470,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater overflowed at the Sullivan’s Island treatment plant.

The farm could re-open after a state inspection later in the month. Both spills were attributed to heavy rains that overburdened sewage systems.

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