"Ugh, Where Does It Go When We Flush?"

At the end of this section, you will be able to:

explain why Virginia Beach pumps water from the Roanoke River, but Newport News will not get water from the Mattaponi River discuss how the "bolide" 35 million years ago still affects drinking water sources in southeastern Virginia explain why Fairfax City got its drinking water from Goose Creek/Beaverdam Creek in Loudoun County, but finally joined the Fairfax Water system describe the separate sources for drinking water distributed by Falls Church and Fairfax County, and why the two engaged now in a "water war" explain how sewage is processed, what happens to biosolids, and whether you would eat food from a farm where biosolids had been applied explain why Alternative Onsite Sewer Systems might alter the pattern of growth in counties with some type of urban growth boundary distinguish "stormwater" from "sanitary wastewater," and explain why Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) systems require expensive retrofits now explain why water from a drinking fountain on the GMU Fairfax/Prince William campuses might have been flushed down a toilet two weeks ago... identify why an incinerator in Prince William County was not a cost-effective solution to that jurisdiction's solid waste management problems describe how the highest point in Virginia Beach was constructed

raw sewage was released from Snow Hill's wastewater treatment plant
when the Pocomoke River flooded during Superstorm Sandy, so the northwestern border of Accomack County was polluted
Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Wetlands Mapper