Common sewage overflows turn WNY waterways toxic

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many Western New York waterways turn toxic hundreds of times every year, after heavy or even moderate rains force billions of gallons of partially or untreated sewage into creeks, streams and rivers.
Correcting the problem of sewage overflows isn’t an option. And the men and women charged with cleaning the water Western New Yorkers eventually drink say there’s something even more troubling: There’s barely enough money available to keep up with such