Winooski River

University of Vermont researchers are warning Burlington officials that slopes along the Winooski River need to be shored up to prevent a destructive landslide.

The Burlington, Vermont Board of Finance heard a report from the Department of Public Works on an underwater sewer main break that is releasing hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the Winooski River and Lake Champlain.

The Winooski River at Montpelier is expected to reach major flood category overnight.