News Briefs: Manhole Vandal Causes Sewer Overflow

A vandal who filled a manhole with rocks caused a sewer blockage and wastewater release in Cary, North Carolina, according to CBS 17 News. Someone pried off a manhole cover, says the city’s wastewater collections manager, Ronald Smith. A neighbor saw sewage overflowing at the site, and a public works crew was sent to the scene to contain the spill. “We identified a large number of large stones and wood that was placed in the sewer system, that caused the blockage,” Smith tells CBS 17. “There’s a number of large stone that are right in the proximity of the manhole,