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Again, Backup Generators' Failure to Blame for Big Sewage Spill

"New York City's Department of Environmental Protection admitted yesterday [2/7/2006] that its failure to maintain and repair backup generators at several sewage treatment plants violated environmental laws and caused the illegal discharge of 30 million gallons of untreated human waste into the East River during the 2003 blackout." - excerpt from the New York Times article.

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