This photograph was taken as part of the Documerica project – a social and environmental photography project sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s.
Clear Water At Outlet Of Sewage Treatment Plant Is Cleaner Than The Water Of The Stream It Will Be Dumped Into
- 6/1972
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 543803
Full Citation: 412-DA-1310; Clear Water At Outlet Of Sewage Treatment Plant Is Cleaner Than The Water Of The Stream It Will Be Dumped Into; 6/1972; DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972–1977; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/clear-water-at-outlet-of-sewage-treatment-plant-is-cleaner-than-the-water-of-the-stream-it-will-be-dumped-into/, May 1, 2026]
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