Wastewater Woes: Sewage Spills in SF Bay

Amy Miller Video on May 26, 2009 by from
Topics: Biology, Environment, Television

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What happens when you flush the toilet? For most of us, what's out of sight is out of mind. But large numbers of sewage spills into San Francisco Bay are forcing cities, water agencies and the public to take a closer look at wastewater and its impacts on the health of the bay. QUEST investigates the causes of the spills and what's being done to prevent them.

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  • Amy Miller

    Hello Captain Moscato,
    Thank you for introducing yourself. We'll make note of your background. You may also want to join KQED's Public Insight Network so that we have your information on record in the event we need to draw on your expertise:
    http://www.kqed.org/news/publicinsightnetwork/

    Cheers,
    Amy Miller
    QUEST TV Series Producer

  • Robert Clegg

    Railroads are mobile pipelines. I wonder if a system of rail tank cars could handle excess capacity. Take a gander at the Chevron refinery over in Richmond. The BNSF Railway yard is right next to it. Thousands of gallons of fuel line the yard each day.