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Power glitches at the two biggest sewage treatment plants in Washington state's King County have resulted in the uncontrollable discharge of millions of gallons of wastewater into the ocean, causing several beaches to close.Some 3 million gallons (over 11mn liters) of water mixed with feces and other waste was accidentally released from the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in King County, Washington, after a backup pumping system failed due to a technical malfunction on Friday, the Washington Department of Ecology said.Also on rt.comGiant viruses that could hold keys to evolution mystery found in Indian waterThe water was flowing out for about half an hour before the “unauthorized discharge” could be stopped. The raw sewage was rerouted to an emergency outfall near North Beach, the department said.In another spill on Thursday, some 1.5 million gallons (5.6 million liters) of sewage got dumped into Puget Sound after a similar power failure disrupted the operation of the Renton…