Roger Long wrote:
This from our state DEP pump out program:

"The untreated sewage from two people on one boat can contribute the
same amount of bacteria to a harbor as the treated discharge from a
town of 10,000 people."

Let's see, about 70,000 people in Portland. The whole city's
bacterial output (after treatment) could be duplicated by 14 people?!

We sailors do tend to eat and drink rather heavily!

Here's a good on from Larry Z.
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To add a little more confusion to the marine water pollution arguments,
the
journal SCIENCE (29 Mar. 2002) reported on a study which tracked the
biological sources of fecal bacterial in Virginia watersheds. Only 15%
of E.
coli bacteria had a human origin (i.e. septic runoff and boat
discharge). The
remainder came from other animal hosts, the largest contributor being
waterfowl with 32.5% of the total. Similar studies are being carried
out in
California, Washington, and Oregon.

Whats next? Diapers for geese?

"Keith" wrote in news:1151933852.283078.7340
@v61g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

The
remainder came from other animal hosts, the largest contributor being
waterfowl with 32.5% of the total. Similar studies are being carried
out in
California, Washington, and Oregon.

Whats next? Diapers for geese?



You boys need to go visit a big corporate hog farm in North Carolina. If
every head on every boat were used by the entire population of your city-
by-the-harbor, pumping overboard 24/7/365....it's be about 5% of what a
North Carolina hog farm dumps into the Outer Banks. PU!!

http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/hab/

The hog farm upriver cause this. Nothing is done....of course.

Follow the MONEY trail, again............

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in
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We sailors do tend to eat and drink rather heavily!



Wouldn't the recycled alcohol tend to kill off the bacteria like it does
when you get a shot? Maybe we should drink MORE, if that's even possible!