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KI shows off sewage plant upgrades

Published 06/20/08

Queen Anne's County and state officials this week cut a ceremonial purple ribbon and showed off a new and improved sewage plant on Kent Island.

Pamela Wood - The Capital Alan Quiimby, chief snaitary engineer for Queen Anne's County, right, explains features of the upgraded and expanded Kent Narrows-Stevensville-Grasonville Wastewater Treatment Plant to Stephen Pattison, assistant state secretary for the environment  and County Commissioner Carol R. Fordonsk.
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In operation for nearly a year, the $33 million Kent Narrows-Stevensville-Grasonville Wastewater Treatment Facility is larger and has better pollution controls than the old plant.

The water flowing out of the plant directly into the Chesapeake Bay now has about 2.3 milligrams per liter of nitrogen, and 0.1 milligrams per liter of phosphorus - the two leading nutrients that pollute the bay and fuel the growth of harmful algae blooms.

"That number may not mean a lot to you...

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