Posted by Larry F
on March 17, 2015, 9:52 am, in reply to "So what's the word, Bret?"
189.164.203.235
While one can't deny that the sewer overflows during a storm and that one solution could be to divert the storm water into the lagoon or ocean, the actual fix on this problem is likely not a simple one.
I am not an engineer so won't even speculate how storm water is getting into the sewer system. A storm water system and sewage systen should not be connected in any way. One solution may be to keep the storm water out. Likely possible if some level of government throws enough pesos at it.
One needs to keep in mind that storm water is polluted in its own right. It picks up animal feces, fertilizers and pesticides, garbage, grey water residues, automobile contaminents, etc. All this water that flows off the mountain and washes out roads had, before people disrupted the natural waterways created over hundreds of years, could be diverted into the lagoon. Just takes a very lot of pesos to do it. In short, it likely won't happen soon.
The sewer manholes that are overflowing - two that I can see - pretty much flow directly into the ocean, and not down the streets. I'm not clear how the storm water on the street affects the quality of food you would get in a restaurant.
One advantage that La Manzanilla has over places like Melaque is that storm waters flow quickly into the sea, rather than sit around in low spots or rise to dangerous levels.
I would think that best proactive thing to do now would be to clean the muck off the paved streets before it dries and becomes airborn.
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