SockMonkeh t1_je0d3dx wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Reply to comment by Matt3989 in [Baltimore Sun] 🚨East Palestine, Ohio wastewater won't be treated at Baltimore company following rejection from Mayor Brandon Scott's administration.🚨 by z3mcs

Mayor Scott didn't block the facility from treating the water, just from releasing the treated water into the city's sewer and wastewater system. I assume that made Clean Harbor's treatment plan economically unfeasible.

Matt3989 t1_je0f9is wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:55 PM

As long as Clean Harbor can meet the EPA guidelines, aren't they typically discharging to city's wastewater system?

Would we have even heard about this if it wasn't from East Palestine? Or does Mayor Scott step in every time they're treating Vinyl Chloride/PFOA/PFOS? It feels more like grandstanding than anything. Particularly without any follow up guidance to dictate what we'll allow them to discharge to DPW in the future.