FridayWeek Four

...some questions...

1. It appears as though some of the 4-MCHM in the Charleston-area water supply has turned into formaldehyde. Is this a good thing?

2. If 4% of US sewer systems combine storm water and sewage and 13% of US residents are served by systems that combine storm water and sewage, what does this mean about the nature of these CSS systems?

3. How do sewage treatment plants work? What are they good at? What aren't they good at?

For a change of pace from water quality, your assigned reading for the weekend is an article in the La Times from the past week's winter storm and its effect in the Atlanta area called Atlanta paralyzed by less than 3 inches of snow by David Zucchino and Lisa Mascaro. For a lighter look at the situation, please see the coverage by The Daily Show (~5 minute video) (sorry, it does not appear that Cobert Covered the story).


warning 1: You should, by now be familiar with the the concept of the The Daily Show, keep this in mind...

warning 2: Please consider that sometimes the Daily Show chooses to sacrifice accuracy for hilarity.

warning 3: These videos may contain insensitive remarks about Atlanta, Georgia, The South, and their inhabitants- current or recent; my assigning this video should not be inferred as an endorsement, implicit or explicit of their content.