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More than a billion litres of raw sewage has overflowed Ottawa’s sewer system and into the Ottawa River this year.
City Councillors have been told rainfall last Wednesday and Sunday caused 63 million litres of raw sewage to flow into the historic waterway.
The Ministry of Environment and Ottawa Public Health have been notified about the spills.
The city is installing Real Time Controls on sewer regulators, which will reduce sewage overflows by 65 per cent by next year.