claim: "we were one of the first states in the u.s. to build sewers, to bring the treatment plant on line."
author: jamie samons
evidence_1: issues that affect drinking water supply and sanitation in the united states  include water .... in 1842 new york city was one of the first cities in the u.s. to tap  water ... most of the first sewer systems in the united states were built as  combined ... treatment facilities and those who believed building them was  unnecessary.
evidence_2: historic rendering of nut island treatment plant ... though metropolitan boston's  sewer system was one of the best in the country 100 years ago, decades of ...
evidence_3: the history of water supply and sanitation is one of a logistical challenge to  provide clean water ... throughout history, people have devised systems to make  getting water into ... the historical focus of sewage treatment was on the  conveyance of raw ..... in the united states, the first sewage treatment plant using  chemical ...
evidence_4: mwra online - home ... how does sewage get to the treatment  plants? ... is flushed through a building's pipes until it reaches local sewers  which are owned and ... the first phase of secondary treatment began operating  in july 1997. ... if excessive levels of toxic chemicals are allowed to enter the  system, they ...
evidence_5: jul 5, 2010 ... right next to the pipe connecting our house to the sewer line running down our ...  we're like a nation of 1-year-olds, throwing everything in the toilet. ... the best  case is it's just going to get caught in a screen at the treatment plant. ... in 1940, in  some of the largest cities in the united states--boston, pittsburgh, ...