Virginia State Water Control Board involvement in the Blue Plains sewage system problems, 1970-1974 [manuscript].

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Virginia State Water Control Board involvement in the Blue Plains sewage system problems, 1970-1974 [manuscript].

Reports and clippings compiled by the chairman of the State Water Control Board detail the failure of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, operators of the Blue Plains Plant, to comply with state regulations, and the resulting pollution of the Potomac River which led to a suit against the Commission.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Virginia. State Water Control Board

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