EthanSayfo t1_je0qhq4 wrote
Reply to comment by tylersusername in [Baltimore Sun] šØEast Palestine, Ohio wastewater won't be treated at Baltimore company following rejection from Mayor Brandon Scott's administration.šØ by z3mcs
675 THOUSAND gallons in the very first round, to get handed off to a treatment facility that has earned zero trust from the community?
Yeah, no.
Get your house in order, donāt have random explosions in the past two weeks, then weāll talk.
I have no faith that Back River is in a position to properly evaluate the ātreatedā waste water from a major environmental spill, before putting it back into the system. The trust has to be earned.
BirdPeckOfPower t1_je0rzks wrote
If you read up about the situation, you would've saw that Clean Harbors' Facility would've processed it all. They are on the Back River Water Treatment Facility's property, but they are independent of the Back River Water Facility and their equipment. This is exactly the kind of work they specialize in.
tylersusername t1_je0tgh0 wrote
The Clean Harbors Baltimore plant is not on the property. Itās on the other side of the city. They just receive wastewater by truck or rail, treat it, and discharge the cleaned water into the sewer. It just ultimately ends up at Back River just like all city sewage does.
branchymolecule t1_je1ih9n wrote
Why wouldnāt bother to learn anything before rattling off my opinion?
EthanSayfo t1_je0sbky wrote
The same Back River that had a random explosion a few weeks back? Theyāre collocated on that property? Which we should have total faith in?
I donāt think so. And clearly, neither does the bulk of the local community.
JiffKewneye-n t1_je0tvtq wrote
proud ignorance. impressive.
EthanSayfo t1_je0wc8u wrote
So they didnāt have a random explosion a few weeks back at the facility, and havenāt had a string of problems?
Proud ignorance, indeed.
ocaesar t1_je111pd wrote
Itās not the same facility as the one that had the explosion. Really not that difficult.
Matt3989 t1_je12feh wrote
And the explosion was also not related to DPW. It was in a building rented by Synagro, related to Synagro's conversion process.
I've already commented that to this person in another thread, they are just hell bent on creating their own narrative.
Matt3989 t1_je0z4mp wrote
I've already addressed your comments in the other thread, you didn't respond.
You're clearly not interested in the facts, just your own narrative.
EthanSayfo t1_je0zl80 wrote
Iām going to rest satisfied in knowing that those who kowtow to corporate interests and make excuses for facilities with abysmal track records didnāt get their way this time.
Matt3989 t1_je104li wrote
More like kowtowing to the ignorant masses.
EthanSayfo t1_je15j43 wrote
That statement definitely gives away your general perspective, thatās for sure.
lordderplythethird t1_je1qnf7 wrote
They're giving you actual facts, and you're just throwing a mindless temper tantrum, ignoring reality itself, because you can't muster the integrity to simply say "I was wrong". Absolutely fucking pathetic
EthanSayfo t1_je1s2r6 wrote
Oh, you changed my mind! Iām calling the Mayorās office to tell them to take in the toxic water now. Thank a million for shifting my perspective!
ocaesar t1_je10xwx wrote
Holy hell, I agree with you but you really are missing the point. The water would have been treated at a separate facility operated by a separate entity. That facility just happens to be on the same property as the abysmally run treatment plant.
EthanSayfo t1_je15vx0 wrote
Iām not missing the point, you are. The community has no reason to trust that Back River is even in a position to competently evaluate and deal with the treated water they receive from Clean Harbors. Period. We need to be able to trust the public authority to do their part of the job. Do I think Clean Harbors should be trusted without any additional, trustworthy verifications being done by authorities beholden to the public? No. And neither do the many people who objected to this.
rhymes_with_pail t1_je111m9 wrote
That is half the amount of water in the Dolphin tank at the National Aquarium. But sure use your capital letters.
rmphys t1_je27ud4 wrote
That's 2.5 TRILLION milliliters! (Serious, that dude's emphasis on the number is dumb, you can make it any number with a simple change of unit)
theallen247 t1_je3ae30 wrote
šš Back River treatment plant is cutting edge, mistakes are always made,but your living in a place with the cleanest drinking water in the World, everytime you drink a cup water out of the tap your "Trusting" the system, so spoiled
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