News Briefs: Worker Airlifted to Hospital After 30-Foot Fall Into Manhole

A 36-year-old sewer worker was airlifted to a hospital recently after falling 30 feet into a manhole in Firth, Idaho, according to a report by East Idaho News. He had been working on a pump in a lift station when he fell. After about an hour in the pit, rescuers were able to pull him out with a rope and gurney. The injuries he sustained were not life threatening, according to officials.WWTP Spill in Los Angeles Causes Beaches to Close A recent mechanical failure at Los Angeles’ oldest wastewater treatment plant — the Hyperion plant — caused 17 million gallons of untreated