Pollution, Sea level rise, Soil and Stormwater

Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful algal blooms in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. Study finds even ‘properly functioning’ septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water, as a group from Florida Atlantic University explains.

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Waste Waste Stormwater Sea level rise

Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Many Americans are familiar with sea-level rise.

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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

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