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li'llake <noemailwanted@noemailplz.com> wrote:

>r_obert@REMOVE_THIS.hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> very sad...
>
>On the bright side, Michigan voters approved proposal 2 (so the state 
>can borrow money to fix ailing sewer systems). 

Yeah, that's great to hear.  

>
>> Of course, the close-to 14 billion gallons of untreated sewage pumped
>> into the lake from Milwaukee since 1993 hasn't helped any.  They have
>> been the most egregious, but there are other sources as well.
>
>I live within walking distance of Lake Michigan, and sewage is pumped 
>into the lake here after it's been treated. I don't get the idea that 
>this is necessarily a bad thing. The beaches only close when it rains 
>really hard and the sewage treatment system overflows and dumps *raw* 

Your "only" has resulted in over 14 BILLION gallons of untreated
sewage from Milwaukee alone since 1993.  I can just imagine what the
totals have been when summing up the remainder of the growing
populations that lie along the lake.

>sewage into the lake. I suppose the thing I want to ask you is where do 
>we put it otherwise if not into the lake? 

Untreated sewage does not belong in the lake.  It can be filtered and
sewage removed, until the water quality is *at least* the quality of
the ( unpolluted ) lake.  Unless your sewage system is obviously
overburdened during rain storms, and you refuse to invest money to
upgrade it, like Milwaukee ... and other municipalities as well.

( This will be my last response to you on this thread. ) 

Robert

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