Faulty sewage infrastructure in Allentown, Pennsylvania, caused raw sewage to spill into Little Lehigh Creek from 1999 to 2008, resulting in more than 33 million gallons of untreated waste to flow into the tributary. An investigation by the Allentown Morning Call newspaper determined the sewage leak was equal to someone flushing a toilet directly into the Little Lehigh about once every 14 seconds over the nine-year period. The creek is known as a fishing spot for brown trout and, after being treated, it supplies one-third of Allentown’s drinking water.