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Two Weeks Later Triangle Still Feeling Fran's Effects

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RALEIGH — Hurricane Fran is long gone, but many inthe Triangle area are still feeling the effects and dealing with theaftermath. One major issue is the problem of sewage spills.

State officials, in assessing the damage, have found that the stormcreated overflows at treatment plants in 88 cities and towns. Officialsalso determined that more than 266 million gallons of untreated waste wentinto rivers and creeks.

Now, officials are considering making changes at waste treatmentfacilities.

Problems with water treatment plants has led to additional problemswith already troubled waters in the state. The Neuse River has become evenmore badly polluted since the storm, and it wasn't in great shape before.

Doug Rader of the Environmental Defense Fund says the damage iswidespread and costly.

The EDF and other environmental agencies are studying the storm'seffects and trying to find solutions.

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