Notifications
Clear all
Topic starter
This is the first of a Source series on the territory’s wastewater runoff issues. Future stories will focus on how onsite septic systems and municipal wastewater treatment systems contirubte to water pollution and water quality violations and enforcement.
Posted : November 1, 2016 9:14 am
you should see gallows bay after a rain.
Posted : November 1, 2016 10:47 am
Topic starter
Everywhere gets effected.
A friend asked me to send author one of my pics from my house which is on northwest side above Dorothea Bay. Sent her one with runoff waters going out past Inner Brass Island to end of Outer Brass.
We're socked in today with heavy rains, some thunder and lightning.
Posted : November 1, 2016 11:09 am
Thanks for the link. I knew it was wasn't good. But this was an eye opener.
Posted : November 1, 2016 2:15 pm
Topic starter
Water Bay on STT, where Coral World want to build its dolphin prison,
is almost always on the unsafe for swimming list with high levels of enterococci bacteria. There are 3-4 wastewater treatment plants there, Coral World's, Point Pleasant, Margaritaville and Pineapple Village.
In heavy rains/storms the parking lot floods above the level of a truck's tires. It all washes into the bay there. Really bad.
Posted : November 1, 2016 2:32 pm
It has been this way since these and any other Islands have been formed. So this shouldn't be a major revelation. But now that the topic is brought up what is going to change about it. Nothing, because there's nothing that can be done unless they can put a ring around the Island to catch the water run off and have it treated before it is released into the ocean. public Sewer systems would be about impossible to do and if possible, would cost a fortune. This is one of those issues that gets worse with progress and population. BUt it is what it is shame to say.
mike
Posted : November 2, 2016 11:16 am
Topic starter
There are epa rules for discharging wastewater of treatment plants.
They're not being followed here. Then there's septic leech fields and all the other issues. I'm looking forward to reading the entire series.
Posted : November 2, 2016 4:34 pm
Nothing, because there's nothing that can be done unless they can put a ring around the Island to catch the water run off and have it treated before it is released into the ocean.
Not exactly a ring but sediment catchment basins are now standard practice in new developments on the mainland to keep runoff from creeks and rivers. Treatment of the runoff is not required. They can be put in where space permits in the worst areas and allow the runoff to seep into the ground or perhaps settle out before slowly continuing downstream.
Posted : November 3, 2016 2:14 am
Topic starter
EPA Steps into St. Thomas's Mariendal Quarry Wastewater
Posted : November 4, 2016 9:17 am
