Burlington releases wastewater into Lake Champlain, twice

Several Burlington area beaches were closed over the weekend because of a discharge of partially treated wastewater. File photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger
BURLINGTON — A combination of heavy rain and problems with sewage-digesting microbes at Burlington’s main sewage treatment plant was the cause of two almost back-to-back releases that spilled nearly 2 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater into Lake Champlain.
The first release, early Saturday morning, spilled 700,000 gallons