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>> Why is that it is seen as perfectly acceptable to dump all this
>> crap a couple of miles out, but it's a major environmental
>> catastrophe when it dumps closer in to shore?

>As I understand it, where the sewage is dumped (2 miles out), the currents 
>make it flow down to Mexico, but with these breaks, they are so close to 
>shore that it is flowing towards our bays and beaches.

Gosh, good thing there are no bays and beaches in Mexico!  (why do we
complain about their sewage coming up here, when we send ours down there?)

>> If San Diego had emplaced secondary treatment years ago instead
>> of playing games in court, this break would not even _be_ a
>> problem.

I seem to recall, but my mind could be failing, that there was strong
pressure opposing such a plan.

To be completely fair though, the general political climate and
environmental awareness at the time the pipe was built were completely
different than they are today.  How does the pipe compare to similar
sewage disposal methods built around the same time?
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