Sewage discharge law correct step for public health (Editorial)
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
In Sept. 2019, a malfunction at a Springfield pump station triggered 90,000 gallons of untreated sewage released into the Connecticut River. Two months earlier, in South Hadley, a split in an 8-inch bypass led to a discharge of 284,193 gallons of raw sewage into the river.
The bill requires operators to alert local boards of health within 2 hours of any sewer spill and also provide updates every eight hours until the spill is contained. The signing of this bill is a major victory for public health and transparency. Previous rules dictated operators to notify the Department of Environmental Protection within 24 hours.
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Del. Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, poses questions on a bill exempting some aboveground storage tanks used by the oil and natural gas industry from the Aboveground Storage Tank Act. (Photo Provided)
CHARLESTON A change proposed to the law regulating aboveground storage tanks would exempt certain tanks used by the oil and natural gas industry if approved by the West Virginia Legislature.
The House Energy and Manufacturing Committee took up House Bill 2598 on Tuesday, which would exempt aboveground storage tanks holding 210 barrels or less, about 8,820 gallons, and used for brine water or other fluids produced for use by the oil and natural gas industry from the Aboveground Storage Tank Act.