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Census of wastewater treatment facilities in the USA

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Census of wastewater treatment facilities in the USA. Image source: Shutterstock (#443914201)

Nutrient pollution is a huge challenge to water quality in the U.S. This kind of pollution has reached an alarming intensity in many waterways which is a threat to human health, ecosystems, and local economies. That is why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a national census of wastewater treatment facilities which are, for some bays and rivers, the largest source of nutrient pollution.

 

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