Wanna go for a swim?
"Sandy dumped 11b gallons of sewage in waterways" by Geoff Mulvihill | Associated Press, May 01, 2013
Superstorm Sandy released 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into bodies of water from Washington, D.C., to Connecticut, according to a report released Tuesday by a science journalism group.
Princeton, N.J.-based Climate Central said that future sewage leaks are a major risk because rising sea levels can make coastal flooding more severe.
Related: No Sea Level Rise For The Past 50 Years
But who cares about real science when there is an agenda to push?
The group, which compiled data from state agencies and treatment plant operators, did not look at the specific environmental or public health impact of the sewage overflows after Sandy, which struck in late October. But it said that bacteria in sewage can spread water-borne illnesses and have a particularly bad effect on shellfish.
In New Jersey, officials spent months monitoring shellfish beds for contamination and reopened the last of them in mid-April, said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
After what happened in the Gulf of Mexico and Fukushima, I don't believe government officials when they say the food is safe.
The collective overflows — almost all in New York and New Jersey and due to storm surges — would be enough to cover New York City’s Central Park with a pile of sewage 41 feet high, Climate Central said.
About one-third of the sewage was not treated at all....
Meaning it was feces and urine and other disgusting things.
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Was all worth a BONUS?
"Facing probe, Con Ed executives return Sandy bonuses" by George M. Walsh | Associated Press, May 01, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. — Four top Con Edison executives have returned $614,400 in bonuses after Governor Andrew Cuomo called for an investigation into why they were rewarded while the state’s utilities are being probed for what he has called a woeful performance during Superstorm Sandy....
The bonuses were granted for guiding the company through ‘‘significant challenges in 2012,’’ including Sandy, other bad weather, and a strike, a proxy statement for Con Ed’s annual meeting said....
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Related: Sunday Globe Special: East Coast Still a Mess Six Months After Sandy
Christie lauds Obama on Sandy aid
Also see: Floating above future storm surges?
