Rising waters, climate change, and sewage treatment

From WNYC ("Flood Control—Planning for a Wetter City," March 28, 2007, by Beth Fertig):

REPORTER: The city’s 14 sewage treatment plants also take in lots of rainwater, so they’re designed to handle big storms. But with heavier storms expected more frequently as temperatures rise, Sapienza acknowledges the obvious.

SAPIENZA: Well it’s a challenge. If we start getting a lot more days where we have to treat up to 120 million gallons a day rather than 35-40 it just makes it more of a challenge for the operators and the process to make sure everything is running up to full capacity and continuing to meet the standards.

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