"MLapla4120" wrote in message
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The whole thing pales by comparison to what has happened on the Great
Lakes.
Last year the cities of Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha dumped in excess of
TWO BILLION GALLONS of untreated sewerage into Lake Michigan!!!


In this country, we are worried and on the lookout for terrorists who
threaten
to disrupt our economy, quality of life, and ways of life. Has anyone
considered
that this has been happening for years by polluters who destroy fisheries,
recreational areas and drinking water supplies? The bodies of water are
the
golden goose and they destroy with impunity.

The 'polluters' we're talking about here are not evil, greedy multinational
corporations -- they are cities and towns who lack the funds to upgrade
antiquated sewer systems immediately. Even so, these discharges are much
less common than they used to be and the Great Lakes are much cleaner (30
years ago, Lake Erie was considered 'dead' -- now it is clear and full of
fish). After all, it used to be that raw sewage was dumped into the lakes
routinely.

Mark