There's a problem in our water, and MSD plans on doing something about it.
"The Gulf of Mexico has a dead zone."
The fish-less dead zone is caused by nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus coming down the Mississippi River. Jay Hoskins of the Metropolitan Sewer District says the State of Missouri announced an initiative to remove 2/3 of the element starting in 2028. "This is a project that will cost around $30 million for three facilities that will do most of the work of removing phosphorous," says Hoskins.
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He says treatment plants will remove the phosphorus, which will be incinerated into ash and put into landfills. Other states that send water down the Mississippi are also being required to remove nutrient pollution.
Hoskins says at some point, MSD will have to remove nitrates as well. Phosphorus comes from things like soap, and nitrates are fertilizers.
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