Factoid/2004/02/27
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Why the EPA's Sewage Blending Proposal Is VERY Bad
- "EPAs proposed [sewage blending] policy would allow sewage to be discharged without effective treatment during routine rain events. Environmental and public health groups oppose it because it would increase sewage pollution into the environment, make more people sick from exposure to contaminated beachwater and drinking water sources, and cause more beach closings, shellfish bed closings, coral reef damage and fish kills � and lower property values. EPAs proposal would set Clean Water Act policy back nearly 30 years by allowing sewer operators to substitute dilution for effective sewage treatment to the detriment of public health and the environment." - excerpt from the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Natural Resources Defense Council Report, "Swimming in Sewage." For the report, see http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/sewage/contents.asp
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