A Wildcat Sewer System collects wastewater but has no treatment facilities. The raw sewage is discharged into streams or abandon mine areas. (Definition from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.)
The Borough of McAdoo in Schuylkill County in the Northeastern section of Pennsylvania (not far from Hazelton) has a Wildcat Sewage System.
As shown in the photo, raw sewage (from houses, dress factories, beer gardens, etc.) comes out of the pipe and into the creek. Note the vehicles and the townhouses in the background.
The raw sewage mixes with the water in the creek from the overflow of the reservoir. Note the clear water coming from the top mixing with the not so clean water from the left.
This is a view of the water taken while standing above the output of the pipe. Note the clear water on the left and the not so clean water on the right.
In the past, the sewage came out of a pipe, and was carried by flumes into the creek. When Hershey Park began advertising "flume rides", some people wondered "Who would want to ride a flume?"
Downstream, note the toilet paper stuck on the rocks.
Ever wonder where the fabled "Sh*t's Creek" is located? This must be the place.
Then there is this old board that is "like a bridge over troubled water" (just in case you need to cross).
No walk through the woods is complete without the remains of abandoned mining equipment. This looks like it might be the cab from a steam shovel. What happened to the rest of it? Why did they leave this part behind? It was probably left there for the kids for recreational purposes. They can throw rocks at it, or shoot at it with their BB guns. Even the mining companies knew, when kids go up the woods, they need something to shoot at.
The path of "Sh*t's Creek" continues into the strippens.
Then it disappears into a hole in the ground. The water (and what have you) goes down into the mines.
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A Wildcat Sewer System collects wastewater but has no treatment facilities. The raw sewage is discharged into streams or abandon mine areas. (Definition from 
The raw sewage mixes with the water in the creek from the overflow of the reservoir. Note the clear water coming from the top mixing with the not so clean water from the left.
This is a view of the water taken while standing above the output of the pipe. Note the clear water on the left and the not so clean water on the right.
Downstream, note the toilet paper stuck on the rocks.
Then there is this old board that is "like a bridge over troubled water" (just in case you need to cross).
No walk through the woods is complete without the remains of abandoned mining equipment. This looks like it might be the cab from a steam shovel. What happened to the rest of it? Why did they leave this part behind? It was probably left there for the kids for recreational purposes. They can throw rocks at it, or shoot at it with their BB guns. Even the mining companies knew, when kids go up the woods, they need something to shoot at.
The path of "Sh*t's Creek" continues into the strippens.
Then it disappears into a hole in the ground. The water (and what have you) goes down into the mines.
