An old 6-inch vitrified clay pipe running along the face of a 100-foot cliff in St. Helens, Ore., had cracked. Sewage streaming through it quickly created a 5-inch hole, sending the flow down the cliff to collect in an unpaved area of the Boise/Cascade Veneer Mill parking lot.The Department of Environ-mental Quality was scheduled to inspect the mill in four days. An uncontrolled raw sewage spill would cost untold dollars in fines and close the mill until the area was decontaminated. The situation required an immediate response.Justin Rush, engineer I at the City of St. Helens, met with Sondi Edwards,
