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Sarasota Bay

Replace Septic Tanks

Category:  Submerged, Intertidal, Wetland, and Upland

Cost:  + $100 million

Description:  The goal of the project was to provide central sewer service to priority areas to help reduce nitrogen loads and pollution. 

Outcome:  It is anticipated that this project will help reduce nitrogen loads by as much as 10 percent (project #34).

Contact:  Mark Alderson, Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program, (941) 359-5841, sbnep@gte.net 

Citation:  "State of the Bay 2000."