Five Reasons Why the Proposed Sewer Will Not Change Water Quality

Will the proposed sewer system clean up or change water quality in the Clearwater drainage? Probably not very much. Here are five reasons why.

First, even though test wells show elevated nitrate levels in the core downtown area, the data is questionable. Engineers recommended a series of test wells to accurately determine groundwater quality. They were never drilled and only three test wells were regularly monitored. One of those sits near a laundromat and busy bar/restaurant business with four septics under its property and another is near a commercial RV dumpsite.

Also, early water samples w...