The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper has told the city of Atlanta that it plans to sue over discharges of poorly treated sewage into the Chattahoochee River, which the group says continue to foul the waterway with dangerous levels of bacteria and other pollutants. The notice of intent to sue, a requirement under the federal Clean Water Act, is a reminder of the challenges Atlanta has had for decades in managing its wastewater. It also comes as the city suffered through water main breaks causing a prolonged water outage in late May and early June that captured national headlines. https://lnkd.in/eZQQYyTE
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Director, River Restoration at American Rivers
1wHistory repeats itself! Upper Chattahoochee RIVERKEEPER sued in the early 90’s for the exact same issue.