“I want to make sure that the area where my children play and friends come over to play is a safe environment,” says Reily Murphy — one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Fairhope Utilities, which serves one of the state’s most affluent cities. Photo by Matthew Coughlin In early…
Untreated Overflow
In affluent and poor communities alike, untreated sewage overflows into streams as many as 30 times a day across Alabama. Improvements to wastewater utilities usually only follow a problem, including a trip to the hospital after a summer swim.
