"The city is already spending more than $1 billion in wastewater treatment improvements as a result of a 2010 global consent decree issued against it for other spills. The city’s 2018 budget calls for $655.9 million to be spent on such improvements, $165.5 million more than this year."  Was it a consent decree or an EPA fine that was imposed on the C&C back in 2010 that's suppose to be in compliance by 2020?  Perhaps the Star Advertiser should do a follow report summarizing what happened in 2010 and a status report.  Specifically the implementation of a secondary waste water treatment.  By the way, what effect are all these spills having on those who frequent the waters offshore and our marine life (consumable and non-consumable)?