Are there any dangers to human health related to inadequate wastewater management?
A – Dangers to human health are always possible from E-coli and other bacterial contamination. A recent message from the Clean Water Network” (cleanwaternt@igc.org) stated the following: Millions of Americans get sick every year from contact with inadequately treated sewage that ends up in water that we drink or swim in. Pathogens in sewage-contaminated waters can cause gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, dysentery and hepatitis. Children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sick.
