Water pollution leads to septic tank ban in Malibu, after a prolonged battle over bacterial pollution leaching into the ocean at popular beaches
As hillside development looms in the mountains of Malibu, Calif., as beachgoers relax and stroll at Malibu Lagoon State Beach Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. After a prolonged battle, the Regional Water Quality Control Board expected to consider banning septic tanks in the heart of Malibu — a move some fear could be the first step in forever altering the rustic character of a place where mountains plunge to the sea.
(AP Photo/Ric Francis)Water pollution leads to septic tank ban in Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. – Water regulators have voted to ban septic tanks in the heart of Malibu, Calif., after a prolonged battle over bacterial pollution leaching into the ocean at some of the state's most popular beaches.
Residents and city leaders have long opposed switching from septic tanks to sewer pipes because the infrastructure could be used to bring massive development to the rustic community.
On Thursday members of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board voted to yank the city's ability to manage commercial septic systems. It directed staff to draft a plan banning septic tanks in the city center and to come up with a proposal for a wastewater treatment plant that would break ground in the next few years.
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A beachgoer exits Malibu Lagoon State Beach Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in Malibu, Calif. After a prolonged battle, the Regional Water Quality Control Board expected to consider banning septic tanks in the heart of Malibu — a move some fear could be the first step in forever altering the rustic character of a place where mountains plunge to the sea.
(AP Photo/Ric Francis)
Conservationists Mark Abramson, director of Watershed Programs with Santa Monica Baykeeper, tours Malibu lagoon Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in Malibu, Calif. After a prolonged battle, the Regional Water Quality Control Board expected to consider banning septic tanks in the heart of Malibu — a move some fear could be the first step in forever altering the rustic character of a place where mountains plunge to the sea. Abramson predicted a 'blood bath' if the board approves a septic tank ban.
(AP Photo/Ric Francis)
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