After some citizens expressed concerns over a new wastewater treatment plant’s proximity to the Blackwater River, a city manager in Milton, Florida, went the extra mile to show citizens how safe the effluent is.
In a video that’s been viewed more than 5,000 times, City Manager Randy Jorgenson can be seen drinking a full glass of treated effluent from the end of the city’s treatment process.Jorgenson says he’s heard some elected officials talking about how the effluent is good enough to drink, and citizens shouldn’t be worried about it polluting the river, according to the Pensacola News Journal. “Rather than just
News Briefs: City Manager Drinks Effluent on Video to Prove New Plant's Safety
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a worker in Massachusetts is hospitalized after a chemical spill at a water treatment facility
May 18, 2021 |
