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."
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