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Matt3989 t1_je0bwol wrote

It seems strange to block this one instance of wastewater being treated while we have an entire industry dedicated to it here.

Clean Harbors' Baltimore facility is one of three in the US specializing in this and likely treats similar and worse liquids every day. We're only hearing about this particular instance because it made national news. Let alone what we burn at Wheelabrator.

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Cunninghams_right t1_je0exap wrote

this is how things have been going in the US. if you can foment enough fear to make a headline, it does not matter if something is actually safe or abnormal. people are not rational and they don't trust experts.

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No_Spin_Zone360 t1_je0k2m2 wrote

Yeah, it's more like we just lost a lot of business rather than protected anything. This was an irrational move

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SockMonkeh t1_je0d3dx wrote

Mayor Scott didn't block the facility from treating the water, just from releasing the treated water into the city's sewer and wastewater system. I assume that made Clean Harbor's treatment plan economically unfeasible.

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Matt3989 t1_je0f9is wrote

As long as Clean Harbor can meet the EPA guidelines, aren't they typically discharging to city's wastewater system?

Would we have even heard about this if it wasn't from East Palestine? Or does Mayor Scott step in every time they're treating Vinyl Chloride/PFOA/PFOS? It feels more like grandstanding than anything. Particularly without any follow up guidance to dictate what we'll allow them to discharge to DPW in the future.

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TheCaptainDamnIt t1_je0m02g wrote

Yea this is pretty much my thoughts on it too. Like isn't this what the plant does all the time anyway? The only difference here seem to be people freaking out over it because it's from the Ohio wreck.

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rmphys t1_je28crd wrote

Yup, this is an anti-science, anti-environment position based on misinformation and fearmongering.

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