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Wastewater changes ahead?

A recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency about wastewater treatment in Haines is of interest here in Ketchikan, as well.

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SitNews - Stories In The News - Ketchikan, Alaska

SitNews - Stories In The News - Ketchikan, Alaska
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KETCHIKAN beaches bacteria prone

KETCHIKAN beaches bacteria prone
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Cruise ships don t appear to be behind Ketchikan s beach bacteria problem - so what is?

Posted by Eric Stone | Feb 26, 2021 Rotary Beach south of Saxman is also called Bugge’s Beach. It’s one of only two tested beaches in the Ketchikan area that regulators say shouldn’t be included on the EPA’s impaired waters list. (KRBD file photo) For the fourth year in a row, weekly summer water quality tests show that most Ketchikan beaches have elevated levels of bacteria that could make people sick. That happened this year even without dozens of cruise ships sailing through the Inside Passage and discharging wastewater. And it’s less of a surprise than you might think.

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