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From Sun Sentinel:
Over the decades, billions of gallons of partially treated
sewage have flushed their way from South Florida toilets to the Atlantic
Ocean.
Six plants jettisoned wastewater from outfall
pipes in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, releasing massive
clouds that cause the surface to look like it is boiling.
Environmental concerns spurred lawmakers into action and
in 2008 the state enacted a law to end regular use of the pipes by 2025.
Nearly
a decade later, all of the treatment plants are on track to meet the
deadline, according to Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection,
the agency charged with monitoring their progress.
Already, two pipes have almost entirely stopped flowing in
Palm Beach County, where conservationists say they’ve begun to see an
improvement. Meanwhile, the four other pipes — two in Broward, two in
Miami-Dade — collectively flush coastal waters with an average of 188
million gallons of wastewater every day.
To reduce flows
ahead of the deadline, cities and counties are building new plants,
drilling deep underground wells and upgrading treatment systems to reuse
more freshwater.
Boca Raton utility customers saw an 8
percent increase in 2008 to help cover their costs, while Broward’s rate
already increases about 3 percent each year — enough to pay for any
upgrades, according to interviews with wastewater management officials.
Officials in Miami-Dade and Hollywood haven't yet said how much of an increase customers could see in their bills.
Since
2008, treatment plants have reduced flows from the outfall pipes by
about 37 percent, from a daily average of more than 300 million gallons
before the law went into effect, officials said.
“If they
are on schedule and actually close down the outfalls, I would consider
that to be a major victory for the environment,” said Burt Saunders, the
former state senator responsible for the law.
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