An Analysis of the Boston Sewer System
At the turn of the century, Boston had one of the most advanced sewer systems in the country. Through decades of neglect and a failure to truly update the system until the 1980's, the pollution in Boston Harbor became so bad that the harbor became a national embarrassment. The two sewer treatment plants in Boston Harbor were only equipped for primary treatment when most plants in the country were providing secondary if not tertiary treatment for their waste water. The…...
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The Importance of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) was created in order to help regulate and monitor point sources of pollution into surface waters. As part of the Clean Water Act of 1972 Section 402, the NPDES was created as a permit program for any type of facility that has a point source of water discharge (EPA, 2014). According to federal law, a basic definition of a point source can be anything such as: a pipe, tunnel, ditch, manhole, or a…...
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