Big rains back on Feb 5th. How long will it take for local water quality to rebound?
Bad news:
Even during the driest times of the year, things aren’t looking right.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
Not seeing any green colors, even during the dry month of September:
Image above: Washington State Dept. of Health status updated Sept. 20th, 2019.
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Is the sewage treatment plant sending unsafe product into Penn Cove?
Newspeople remain silent.
If the press ever comes close to covering this topic, they will refer to stormwater.
WDFW says local beaches are closed to recreational shellfish harvest due to sewage treatment plant outfall.
Let’s take a look at today’s another month with an R status:
Image above: Feb 17, 2020
Source: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Zoom in and click on any part of the dark shaded areas to see “Wastewater plant upset.”
Green colors show safe places to go and get a legal limit of clams and oysters.
More here:
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Another green color day over on Hood Canal