Faulty valve blamed for Burlington sewage release

Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains in New York as seen from the waterfront in Burlington. File photo by Roger Crowley/for VTDigger
A faulty valve in Burlington’s wastewater treatment plant this week led to the release of more than 7 million gallons of partially treated wastewater into Lake Champlain. Operators say the discharge also included some partially treated sewage.
The release poses little risk of harming human health, officials say, and it is not expected to appreciably co