Flood-Related Pollution In Pasco County

The stench carries for miles causing coughing and headaches; no one wants to be anywhere near the affected neighborhood because of the smell and bacteria. There’s the danger of contamination, loss of property values and health risks. The cause is raw sewage. Even though it’s an expensive fix, this problem could have been prevented if county engineers had done a better job of planning. Flood-related pollution is a huge issue because it presents such health risks to residents. Being a peninsula, Florida is, of course, vulnerable to water damage and flooding. It’s unavoidable that coastal areas will suffer from storms. But what residents don’t think about is raw sewage in their neighborhoods or communities. Pasco County residents recently experienced the misery of sewage into Tampa Bay and also in their neighborhoods. According to the Tampa Bay Times, “Tampa wastewater officials said Wednesday that Hurricane Hermine's heavy winds and rain led to 1.7 million gallons of raw and partially treated
For example, better sewer system cleaning and maintenance, construction of wet weather storage and treatment facilities to treat excess flows, and upgrading sewer treatment plants and pump stations. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates it would cost taxpayers about $1 trillion to fix the problem. Another solution is more sophisticated technology and machinery at waste water treatment plants. According to John Tibbets of Environmental Health Perspectives, “Municipalities, sewerage operators, public health scientists, and environmentalists are calling for more federal funding to replace aging pipes and upgrade treatment systems. But federal spending for sewerage infrastructure is actually falling. The reason is money is going to pay off federal debt, pensions and benefits to retired government workers, and revenues from taxes like gasoline are