Sewage spills threaten drinking water, spoil recreation, hinder economic values, and harm wildlife. River advocates across the nation are fighting the rising tide of sewage pollution.
Popular NYC enviro blogger, "No Impact Man" aka Collin Beavan, recently wrote a post on his blog www.noimpactman.com all about sewage. I wanted to share it with y'all because it gives good insight into NYC's sewage problems and how other cities around the country are dealing with CSOs. Here's Colin's post, reposted (with permission), form June 29:
On Thursday, I went with one of my heroes from the Lower East Side Ecology Center, Kate Zidar, to look at a “combined sewer overflow” (CSO). Now what I’m about to tell you is gross, so if you have a strong gag reflex…