Carol, If they don't pump out far enough, it will all come right back into the bay. It doesn't just mysteriously disappear. It has to go somewhere. Treated waste is processed in the plant on the road bu Sunny Foods and then is pumped into the pond that empties out into the bay by Sonesta Great Bay. When it rains hard, the waste and water is pumped directly into the pond and goes out untreated. It's the same everywhere. In Nassau County on Long Island, The built outfall pipes for the treated sewage and only put the pipe out about 1/2 mile if that. Once they started pumping, it all comes back onto the beach and the water is brown and sludgie. There is really no solution. There are just too many people making too much waste! We are 2 people and I can't believe how we have a big kitchen trash bag full just about every other day. It never ends!