Planners used septic failures to argue for metropolitan growth control

Evidence

Though the landslide was unusual, Higbee concluded, the annals of suburbia were full of tales of septic-tank woes. Like many planners and public health officials, Higbee saw the disasters that befell septic-tank owners as compelling evidence that Americans needed to exercise more control over metropolitan development. — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside, 394

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Suburban pollution protests produced the major federal water laws of 1965-74. — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside:…, 423; Septic failure forced sprawl residents to pay twice for waste disposal — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside:…, 391; Suburban septic tanks threatened to reverse a century of urban sewer reform — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside:…, 389

Broader Connections

• Suburban septic tanks threatened to reverse a century of urban sewer reform #expands (0.78) — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside, 389