During storms, San Francisco faces significant challenges with stormwater and sewage discharges into the Pacific Ocean. Nina Atkind, a surfer and detective, and others are concerned about the public health implications of these discharges, particularly during severe weather events. City Attorney David Chiu defends the existing permits that govern these discharges, emphasizing that this is not about altering the Clean Water Act. The SFPUC suggests that most of the water discharged during storms is not sewage, putting forth a case for community responsibility in addressing water quality.
During storms—like the massive systems that recently rocked the Bay Area—she cloaks herself in an apple-red rain jacket and pulls up her tan gaiters before wading out into the swirling water at San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
The real question for San Franciscans and people who enjoy the bay is what are we willing to pay to reduce the number of combined sewer overflows?
I liken it to drinking a martini... there is a mix in the water, and we must be aware of its composition.
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