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Scotty
 
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And how many gallons of water does the lake hold?

Scotty


"jlrogers" wrote in message
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At least 8.9 billion gallons of untreated sewage flows yearly

into Lake Erie
... - the same as if 2.5 billion toilets flushed simultaneously

into the
lake, ....
The largest single source is an estimated 5.5 billion gallons

from the
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, serving Cleveland and

parts of 59
surrounding communities...

"It's disgusting if you think about it," he said. "Shouldn't

you know where
raw sewage is being dumped in the water?"

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051201/D8E76E4O6.html