How does water get polluted?
The water you use doesn t go away. Whatever goes down the drain ends up at the treatment plant. While the plant effectively removes settleable and organic materials, it is not designed to remove certain chemicals and metals. When toxic chemicals get dumped or rinsed down household drains, they pass through the system largely untreated and end up in the Bay where they may threaten sensitive aquatic life. In addition, anything that goes down a storm drain goes directly to creeks and streams, eventually passing untreated into the Bay.
The water you use doesn’t go away. Whatever goes down the drain ends up at the treatment plant. While the plant effectively removes “settleable” and organic materials, it is not designed to remove certain chemicals and metals. When toxic chemicals get dumped or rinsed down household drains, they pass through the system largely untreated and end up in the Bay where they may threaten sensitive aquatic life. In addition, anything that goes down a storm drain goes directly to creeks and streams, eventually passing untreated into the Bay.
