Monday, March 28, 2011

Gross: More sewage treatment disks on Massachusetts shores

More of those little white disks from a New Hampshire sewage plant are washing up on shores further down the Massachusetts coast. The latest place they've been found is Revere Beach and there's word that they could end up on Cape Cod.

A stormy day at Revere Beach, and while the rain didn’t keep everyone away, there is concern that the disks will.

A new wave of sewage treatment disks are invading Massachusetts beaches further south than before.

“I hope they can take care of it as fast as possible,” said Brad Cranston, beachgoer. “The whole idea of having something like that out here is pretty disturbing.”

“It’s not something I’d want to see on a beach and having my kids pick up,” said Barry Cohen, beachgoer.

Eight million of the mesh disks that filter sewage in Hooksett, New Hampshire overflowed. First the problem was on the Merrimack River and then it moved into Newburyport and Plum Island, and now Nahant, Lynn and Revere are all affected, and officials say there will be more. (read more)

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