Florida’s nutrient pollution crisis, driven in part by more than 2.6 million septic tanks that were never designed to remove nitrogen and phosphorus, is degrading lakes, rivers, springs, and estuaries through eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. Lake County has adopted Distributed Wastewater Treatment (DWT) as a cost-effective, utility-like alternative to traditional septic systems, with centrally monitored treatment units that remove…
