Hamilton uncovers one other decades-old leak dumping sewage into Lake Ontario

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The Metropolis of Hamilton says it has uncovered one other sewage leak that has been dumping waste into Lake Ontario for greater than 20 years.

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The revelation comes after the town reported in November {that a} leak found to be from 1996 had dumped 337 million litres of sewage into the Hamilton harbour within the 26 years it went undetected.

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Town says it confirmed the newest leak — additionally believed to current since 1996 — on Monday following an investigation into the earlier leak.

It says the investigation reveals as many as 11 residential properties have been discharging wastewater into the native harbour since 1996, when a 100-year-old mixed sewer pipe was linked to a newly constructed storm sewer.

Town says workers aren’t presently conscious of how a lot sewage has been dumped into the harbour since then, however pledge to report the quantity when an evaluation is full.

Town says the newest leak was discovered as a part of a pilot program that inspects areas of the sewer system the place the identical cross connections liable for the leak uncovered in November may very well be current.