Ep. 5: Combined Sewer Overflow, Stormwater Runoff and Beach Closures
- Aug 5
- 1 min read
Audio-only episode
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Episode Description:
Combined Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Runoff are related.
Beach closures after rain are the result of a stormwater and sewer system that was never designed to handle what we're asking it to do — and in hundreds of American cities, including many in New York State, that system is sending raw sewage and dozens of chemicals directly into lakes and rivers when it downpours.
In this episode, environmental scientist Ally breaks down:
How stormwater runoff works,
How combined sewer overflow and stormwater runoff impacts our waterways,
What the New York State Sewage Pollution Right to Know Law means for you, and
Why your lake looks and smells different after a heavy storm
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