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Related: About this forumSilence reigns as sewage spews into Puget Sound. Here's why.
Its the proverbial tree that fell in the forest without making a sound, or perhaps the raw sewage that spewed into Puget Sound without making a splash.
Since the regions largest wastewater-treatment plant was disabled in a catastrophic flood last month, the Metropolitan King County Council and Regional Water Quality Committee between them have held multiple public hearings on the disaster.
Not a single person from an environmental group or the public turned out to testify or demand action on the crippled West Point Treatment Plant, or even take notice of one of the largest local public infrastructure failures in decades.
Tons of solids are pouring into Puget Sound every day because the plant is too broken to treat wastewater properly. Yet council members say theyve barely heard a peep from environmental groups.
Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/silence-reigns-as-sewage-spews-into-puget-sound-heres-why/
elleng
(131,129 posts)Why not?
TexasTowelie
(112,445 posts)elleng
(131,129 posts)I HOPE that wouldn't happen here.
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TexasTowelie
(112,445 posts)such as this one. For many liberals and environmentalists it does seem like a hopeless situation with the orange buffoon in office so I can understand the complacent attitudes. I reached one of those "throw our hands up in the air and quit" moods today due to a personal situation. It will take me another couple of days and get over it temporarily.