Comments on: Cruise ship discharge bill sailing without testimony http://homertribune.com/2013/02/cruise-ship-discharge-bill-sailing-without-testimony/ Homer, Alaska Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: John Kimmel http://homertribune.com/2013/02/cruise-ship-discharge-bill-sailing-without-testimony/comment-page-1/#comment-110164 John Kimmel Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:58:13 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=33415#comment-110164 Wow - HB 80 passed? HB 80 will not be in third reading until Feb. 19th. It has not passed. Naomi - you should really use facts in your articles. Waste water quality standards are not reduced. They are the highest standards in the world. Cruise ships, if allowed to discharge in Alaskan waters, discharge at near drinking water quality effluent. What do you suppose the municipality of Homer discharges into Alaskan Waters from it's waste water treatment plant? There's your story. Wow – HB 80 passed? HB 80 will not be in third reading until Feb. 19th. It has not passed. Naomi – you should really use facts in your articles.
Waste water quality standards are not reduced. They are the highest standards in the world. Cruise ships, if allowed to discharge in Alaskan waters, discharge at near drinking water quality effluent. What do you suppose the municipality of Homer discharges into Alaskan Waters from it’s waste water treatment plant? There’s your story.

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