Austinist: Belterra Wants Treated Sewage Sent To Barton Springs

Shilli

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:11:30 -0600

A good example of why this is a bad idea: http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5935758&nav=0s3dWLpc More than a million and a half gallons of treated wastewater has flowed into the Colorado River after the South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant suffered a power failure. Authorities say there is no danger to the public. However, if you live near the intersection of Onion Creek and the Colorado River, they do advise you don't come into contact with the water. Again, because of the high degree of rain and flooding, city officials don't believe this spill will affect public safety.

M1EK

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:51:04 -0600

2007: please spare us from morons who think suburban sprawl over the aquifer which we TRIED TO STOP BUT THE STATE WOULDN'T LET US is somehow synonymous with the "Smart Growth" we were actually trying to do.

anon

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:59:41 -0600

At least if Barton Springs becomes unswimable there won't be many people who oppose the development of condos on its banks. I mean, how cool would it be to have Barton Springs as your complexes "pond"?

Benji

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 20:28:00 -0600

Okay, that's fine. I just don't wanna swim in something that recently was shit.

rational thought

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:27:38 -0600

Treated sewage is exactly that - treated. So its safe for the environment. Your tap water is taken from the discharge zones and further treated to remove contaminants caused by the environment. Most of City of Austin's treated sewage is discharged straight into the river and town lake. Treated sewage is an ugly synonym for "water".

JUBCHA

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:41:12 -0600

MAN, THIS CHAPS MY BLACK ASS. I THINK IM GOING TO START A REVOLUTION. ARE YOU IN?

Ali

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:30:02 -0600

But the good news is there will be pools on top of those high rise condos, so, you know, that should solve the problem for most of us.

former austinite

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:01:46 -0600

So much for Smart Growth. Barton Springs doesn't sound swimmable now.

notme

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:45:35 -0600

Centrally located high rise condos don't pose the same problems with run off that are created when you build a crapload of new roads to serve new suburban developments. Plus the new suburban developments have larger footprints with more impervious cover. both bad.

norbizness

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:37:19 -0600

Don't worry, I think high rise condos will solve the problem. Don't ask me how, it's super-secret science!