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Not So Good News About Reclaimed Water

September 27, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks Leave a Comment

Desperate for more water, authorities resort too often to reclaimed water when they should reduce pumping permits. Read the original article here in WFSU News. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river […]

Treating Symptoms Instead of Causes

September 18, 2023 Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats - Development, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks Leave a Comment

The problem here is once again we are treating the symptom and not the cause, which is excessive nutrients from fertilizer and septics. In addition, they put unspecified chemicals into the water which perhaps […]

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