142,600 Gallons of Sewage Spills Into Lake Erie Near Cleveland, Agency Says

Windmills along the Lake Erie shoreline near Buffalo New York. Bruce MacQueen/Shutterstock

At least 142,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Lake Erie following severe weather, said officials on May 29.

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District issued the advisory for Edgewater beach following an overflow of sewage into the lake.