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Environmental Impact Analysis
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Environmental Impact Analysis

by James T. Maughan
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
400 pages
14h 23m
English
CRC Press
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239Multilevel Environmental Impact Analysis
sewage and storm water) approached capacity with just sanitary ows. Also,
the lack of adequate maintenance resulted in a “leaky” collection system,
and thousands of cubic meters of groundwater inltrated into the sewers
every day. With the sewers owing near capacity, the introduction of storm
water generated even during a moderate storm created an overow and the
combined raw sanitary sewage and storm water was discharged untreated
directly to Boston Harbor and its tributaries.
The Boston wastewater system not only had a signicant adverse environ-
mental impact on the marine ecosystem, but it also created a serious pub-
lic health threat and was in violation of numerous laws and environmenta
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ISBN: 9781466567832