In heavy rain events, these facilities are so undersized that although some disinfectant is thrown in, it doesn't kill the bacteria. And in heavy rain events, partially treated sewage is dumped into our lakes. The only way to make sure that this doesn't happen is to separate [sewer and drain systems]. because we can always predict the amount of sewage water that we're going to have, but we can't predict the amount of rainwater. (13:41–13:45)
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Asserts that separating sewer and drain systems is necessary to prevent sewage discharge into lakes.
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