Facility planning in Seattle may provide a clue toward future handling of conflicts between local needs and PL 92-500. The law as it presently stands, however, calls for blanket secondary treatment for all plants discharging to surface waters, regardless of local water quality needs.
PL 92-500 vs. Local Priorities: Seattle’s experience may show how to reconcile conflicts between local and federal needs
Authors: Richard C. Bain
1976 Water & Wastes Engineering