Florida is under severe drought. As water becomes increasingly scarce, treated sewage has suddenly become a subject of interest. The Slog covered how Orange County, CA is considering this solution last week and Florida is also considering reuse as a solution.

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…

Beach OutfallI bet some of you are headed off for a spring vacation pretty soon, as I am. Think of all the great places you can go...

Headed to the beach for some sand and sun?

There's a storm brewing Down Under over sewage. Australia is experiencing its worst drought in a century and reservoir levels are falling to record lows. In the eastern state of Queensland, the water commission predicts that the state could run out of drinking water in the next two years. In response, Queensland has decided to use recycled sewage to refill reservoirs that supply public drinking water.