Residents and visitors of the St. Joseph River vicinity in Michigan and Indiana are advised to steer clear of the waterway following a significant wastewater spill. An estimated 500,000 gallons of untreated sewage, inclusive of fecal matter, seeped into the river near the Broadway Street Bridge, just east of downtown Three Rivers, beginning at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 7, according to a news bulletin by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The exact time the discharge was identified and curtailed remains undisclosed. However, the break’s location and the sewage flow have led health officials to issue a no-contact … Continue reading Critical Update: Avoid St. Joseph River Due to 500,000 Gallons of Untreated Sewage Leak