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Thursday there was an incident at the water treatment plant in Leesburg involving 2 million gallons of untreated waste. Can that affect the Villages?
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Thursday there was an incident at the water treatment plant in Leesburg involving 2 million gallons of untreated waste. Can that affect the Villages?
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Can it? Sure. Will it? Unlikely.
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Spilled into Lake Griffen. There was little or no consequence because it was caused by the Milton storm water overflow. The sewage was diluted to a point where the wastewater plant ordinary discharge water quality was probably met. The plant likely dischages class D water on a regular basis.
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Spilled into Lake Griffen. There was little or no consequence because it was caused by the Milton storm water overflow. The sewage was diluted to a point where the wastewater plant ordinary discharge water quality was probably met. The plant likely dischages class D water on a regular basis.
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Spilled into Lake Griffen. There was little or no consequence because it was caused by the Milton storm water overflow. The sewage was diluted to a point where the wastewater plant ordinary discharge water quality was probably met. The plant likely dischages class D water on a regular basis.
Leesburg's operating permit prescribes "advanced secondary standards". As I'm sure you know, Class D water does not have pathogens removed and I believe there's no standard at all for turbidity nor coliform.

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