February 1, 2008 - SOME 2.7 MILLION gallons of partially treated sewage were accidentally released into Richardson Bay Thursday night after rains overwhelmed a Mill Valley treatment plant when an operator left two pumps off.
The sewage, enough to fill 100 backyard swimming pools, was partially treated, having been filtered of most solids. But it was not disinfected with chlorine, allowing bacteria to float into the bay.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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