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--- Begin Message ---Messrs Senkayi & Chadiha:Will men grow breasts when the project below becoms operational?Turning Toilet Water into Tap Water in California
![The facility will use treat sewage to provide drinking water to Orange County residents.]()
Rob Schmitz, KPCCThe facility will use treat sewage to provide drinking water to Orange County residents.
All Things Considered, September 26, 2004 � For decades, countries around the world have tackled the problem of depleted water resources by recycling treated sewage into drinking water. Orange County, Calif., is building a huge facility to turn treated sewage into drinking water. Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC reports.
James, Jonathan:
A similar story appeared a couple of years back concerning deformed
frogs in some rivers somewhere up north. The problem is that too many
chemical pollutants present in treated wastewater are being discharged
into lakes and streams. Right now, we do not have standards for
controlling what is being discharged into streams. The standards that
are currently being used (pH, ammonia, dissolved oxygen, and suspended
solids) are not adequate to screen treated wastewater for all these
other chemicals. Granted we require toxicity testing but even this is
not adequate to protect these sensitive organisms against all the
chemicals that may be present in treated wastewater.
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Abu L. Senkayi, Ph.D.
Regional CAFO Enforcement Coordinator
US EPA, Region 6
Comp liance Assurance and Enforcement Division
1445 Ross Av.
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
214-665-8403 (phone)
214-665-2168 (fax)
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jonathan Chadiha
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bal.net> cc:
Subject: Re: [UNAANET] Male Fish Producing Eggs in Potomac River
11/09/2004 12:20
PM
Please respond to
UNAANET
James:
There was a good story about this in the news
yesterday. The University of Colorado, at Boulder, was
studying various streams in the area to see what kinds
of species were doing what. They were surprised to
find this phenomenon of male fish developing female
organs and in essence trying to lay eggs.
The explanation is that the water treatment plants are
discharging too many female hormones(estrogens) in the
water and hence the problem. They are trying to
resolve this problem right now. The environment is a
ver y delicate, and we ought to handle it with kid
gloves.
Jonathan
--- J Ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Male Fish Producing Eggs in Potomac River
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> Near Washington, D.C., male bass are growing eggs --
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> and it isn't normal. Clues point to
> estrogen-enhanced sewage.
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1103_041103_potomac_fish.html
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