On July 19, 2004, the Rosemere Neighborhood Association sent the following request for a correction to Erik Robinson, environmental reporter with the Columbian. This email was not aknowledged, nor did Mr. Robinson issue the correction. [Read More...]
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Media Correction: RE Columbian article “Rank water a worry” – July 19, 2004
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SWIMMING MAY BE DANGEROUS IN LOCAL WATERS – July 14, 2004
According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Study finds pollution in coast rivers, hot spots have fecal bacteria that pose a danger to swimmers” (5 Jan 2001), this statement was reported in bold: “Fecal coliform, for instance, can cause hepatitis A, bacterial meningitis and encephalitis.” Fecal coliform is present in dangerous levels in many of the public swimming areas in our local lakes and rivers, meaning that these waterbodies are unsafe for human contact when fecal coliform levels are on the rise. [Read More...]
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EPA Plans to Allow Untreated Sewage in Waterways – January 6, 2004
January 6, 2004
The public has until Jan. 9 to comment on a Bush Administration plan to routinely allow sewage that’s been only partially treated to be released into public waterways during storms.
The proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency would exempt sewage treatment plants during heavy rains and snowmelts from having to put sewage through the standard biological treatment process to remove pathogenic organisms and other pollutants. [Read More...]
