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Laine Clark

Rain reduced worst sewage spill's impact: council

Heavy rain prevented a sewage spill on the Gold Coast causing major damage, a study has found. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Rainfall helped reduce the impact of Queensland's worst sewage spill, a local government says.

Gold Coast council may still face prosecution, with the Queensland government continuing its own investigation into the "catastrophic failure".

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