Sewage Pollution Right to Know...
January 15, 2013
Paul Gallay, Tracy Brown, John Lipscomb and Mark Lucas (not shown) received Pen Certificates from the Governor's office for the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Law
- To notify the public when and where raw or partially treated sewage is discharged into our waterways
- To document the failures in our wastewater infrastructure that cause these discharges
- To build public support for investment in our wastewater infrastructure
- To reduce sewage pollution in our waterways
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