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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.

Wastewater plants at Southeast sites likely to need upgrades to control bacteria

Alaska’s coastal communities are home to more than a third of the U.S. wastewater plants that are still allowed to treat their sewage at the lowest

Wastewater plants in Haines and other Southeast cities likely to need upgrades to control bacteria

Six Southeast cities may have to invest in improvements to better clean their wastewater before discharging it into the ocean.

Wastewater plant at Haines and other Southeast sites likely to need upgrades to control bacteria

Haines, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Alaska’s coastal communities are home to more than a third of the U.S. wastewater plants that are still allowed to treat their sewage at the lowest and most basic technological level. But six cities in Southeast Alaska may soon have to invest in improvements to better clean their wastewater before discharging it into the ocean.