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Environment & Energy

Martin68

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2. "Water companies" are not sewage treatment companies in the US. I'm not sure I understand the terminology used here.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 11:32 AM

Mar 2024

Stormwater and sewage are handled by to separate utilities in modern cities (and water treatment for in-home use is a third utility). Are they talking about combined storm sewers and sewage treatment systems? If so, the EPA has made a lot of progress in eliminating such outmoded systems in older US cities where they were common. I know London and Paris still struggle with combined systems. Paris has made progress in preparation for using the Seine during the upcoming summer Olympics, but farther upstream it is still an issue. When heavy rains occur, sewage is released into rivers and the ocean when they can't handle the stormwater load.

https://grist.org/cities/cities-are-investing-billions-in-new-sewage-systems-theyre-already-obsolete/

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"Water companies" are not sewage treatment companies in the US. I'm not sure I understand the terminology used here. Martin68 Mar 2024 #2