Re: Operator of sewage treatment plants sentenced
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Originally Posted by
streaker69
Farmers have been getting blamed for increased nutrient load in the Susquehanna for about the last 15 years. This problem in Harrisburg is nothing new, and they've probably been discharging similar amounts every year. Lancaster City has the same problem and regularly discharge untreated sewage into the Conestoga which flows into the Susquehanna every time they get heavy rains.
Any other old city, with combined storm/sanitary sewer systems has the same problem. Heavy rains, causes too much flow for the plant to handle and the only solution is to let it pass through otherwise the plant gets flooded. But it's the farmers that are problem, get the EPA/DEP go after them, instead of going after the cities.
Nutrients is probably the least things they should be worrying about going into the water table I can just imagine all those pharmaceutical's getting flushed down the toilet 😨
Re: Operator of sewage treatment plants sentenced
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Originally Posted by
GOYABEAN
Nutrients is probably the least things they should be worrying about going into the water table I can just imagine all those pharmaceutical's getting flushed down the toilet ��
Drugs aren't removed during the process regardless. Increased nutrients flowing down the river results in increased algae growth. Increased algae growth leads to oxygen depletion of the waters, which leads to lots of dead fish.
