Victoria, British Columbia is Disgusting (1 Viewer)

[GroveDiesel]

Stumbled upon this article while reading something else. What the heck is wrong with these people? They're dumping 130 litres of raw untreated sewage into the ocean every day. That includes pesticides, chemicals, pharmaceutical, and of course poop. 

http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/01/26/Victoria-Raw-Sewage-Dumping/

Apparently, that entire coastal area does the same thing. Way to go Canada

 

[Juxtatarot]

There seems to only be one way to fix this problem: U.S. Military invasion and occupation.

 

[cstu]

Make Canada build an ocean wall.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Maybe this is their way of paying us back for Fox News.

 

[cstu]

There are advocacy groups with acronyms like ARESST and RSTV that argue Victoria's waste is 99 per cent water, that benefits of treatment are disputable, and that the fast-moving strait adequately diffuses pathogen-carrying bacteria and toxic chemicals. In 2008 a group of eight ocean scientists wrote an op-ed in support of the "natural ecosystem service" over secondary treatment. The claim was that icky feelings and shame were ruining a perfectly serviceable wastewater system.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

If the OP is correct then I'd say this is indeed both surprising and disgusting. I would think they'd be very environmentally conscious up there.