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San Diego allowed to continue ocean disposal of sewage

Posted by: Maven on March 14, 2010 at 6:22 am

From the Silicon Valley Mercury News:

“The California Coastal Commission agreed to alter the terms of San Diego’s sewage treatment permit, allowing the city to continue to pump 50 billion gallons of partly treated sewage deep into the Pacific Ocean each year.

The panel voted Friday that the city can avoid the recommendations made by a $2 million study of wastewater recycling options.

The amended permit also removes language that suggested San Diego’s disposal of sewage into the ocean could be creating environmental problems.

The city is operating its Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant under a waiver from the U.S. Clean Water Act granted by the Coastal Commission in October. It’s the third time the city has obtained a waiver from meeting federal standards for treatment of sewage. … “

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March 14, 2010 · Filed Under San Diego

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