The residents of Centreville have been living in raw sewage for decades.
Centreville Residents
Hear from the residents how the city and its sewage crisis has shaped their lives.
Learn about how the Centreville sewage crisis is a story about environmental and racial justice.
Find out how you can help the residents of Centreville.
“We have to live in this stuff. We are living in the raw sewage; we need help.”
– Walter Byrd, Resident of Centreville
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Earlie Fuse watches activity outside his Piat Place window on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, after an overnight rain again flooded his home and entire block, collapsing a new basement wall he replaced in October because of long-standing problems with flooding. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Centreville residents attend a meeting about the flooding in their town. IMAGE COURTESY OF EQUITY LEGAL SERVICES (Earthjustice)
Flooding in Centreville. IMAGE COURTESY OF EQUITY LEGAL SERVICES (Earthjustice)
Earlie Fuse points to a plywood wall he constructed after his basement wall collapsed. CREDIT FILE PHOTO | CAROLINA HIDALGO (St. Louis Public Radio)
A yard in Centreville. IMAGE COURTESY OF EQUITY LEGAL SERVICES (Earthjustice)
Danny Lane, right, gives his friend Walter Byrd a push as Byrd prepares to head down a flooded Centreville street in June 2015. Firefighters evacuated residents earlier in the day. ROBERT COHEN / POST DISPATCH / POLARIS (Earthjustice)