The treatment plant will also have to upgrade the level of treatment required for reuse. This does not mean that the treated wastewater has not been treated properly. OCUA ' s plants achieve far better water quality than the levels that are standard for ocean discharge. To decrease the amount of pollutants in the wastewater will not be a simple job. For example, fecal coliform are only reduced with the use of chlorine.
Chlorine is a toxic substance.
Mr. Kunze concluded by explaining that changing from ocean discharge to inland discharge can be done. But it will not be as simple as switching a light from on to off. It will require a lot of change which will only occur at a high price. LLC Mr. Dimino began by explaining that in NJ there are 14 major discharges into the ocean. This costs the state about 1 billion dollars per year in operating budgets for the treatment facilities.