HOW WAS SEWAGE TREATMENT HANDLED IN CAMDEN COUNTY BEFORE THE CCMUA?
Before the Regional Wastewater Treatment System was constructed, 45 million gallons (170 million liters) per day of inadequately treated sewage was discharged into the lakes and streams of Camden County. Local municipal treatment plants, some 50 years old, were handling more flow than they were designed for. Camden County’s surface water, groundwater, and drinking water were threatened by this pollution. The public health of our citizens was jeopardized by water borne diseases. In fact, in 1983 the State of New Jersey ranked Camden County’s wastewater treatment system as the number one environmental protection priority in the state.
