tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359777567432406930.post187582054367876635..comments2023-05-24T07:48:55.490-04:00Comments on The Urban Forest: Ruining Nature, Then Beating it at its Own GameAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403262304345689043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359777567432406930.post-27643176182077474862009-08-02T00:45:14.398-04:002009-08-02T00:45:14.398-04:00It's true, but the City is working on combined...It's true, but the City is working on combined sewer overflow retention facilties, which are basically big underground chambers that hold the wastewater rather than discharging it into the local waterways until the big rain event has passed.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403262304345689043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359777567432406930.post-53514084556071029392009-08-01T23:09:54.087-04:002009-08-01T23:09:54.087-04:00what you don't want to know is that since new ...what you don't want to know is that since new york has a combined waste/rainwater sewer system, when it rains really hard the water treatment plants can't handle all the intake and they just dump it all unprocessed...hence the beach closings after big storms...danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200459304613471058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359777567432406930.post-57396701786614123862009-07-30T20:44:23.167-04:002009-07-30T20:44:23.167-04:00another great entry! (it says William but it's...another great entry! (it says William but it's actually Lois)Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201247268381541968noreply@blogger.com