Ohio beaches' bacteria level worst in nation

[OhioChick]

Source: The Plain Dealer

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Even after three decades of clean-water efforts, they remain Northeast Ohio's unwholesome trinity - summer storms, sewage overflows and swimming in Lake Erie.

And this week - on the day our beaches were named worst in the nation for dangerous bacteria - an overflow pipe at Edgewater Park blasted millions of gallons of a mixture of untreated sewage and storm water directly into the lake.

Edgewater was closed to swimming for two days, and other local beaches shut down or posted warnings - a putrid punctuation mark to a summer that has gone from drought to drenching rains.

Tuesday's report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council said 22 percent of Ohio's beach water samples last year exceeded state bacterial standards - more than any other state.



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[orleans]

1. ohio isn't alone--chicago is keeping you company

Jackson Park Beach One Of Nation's Most Unhealthy
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_219173853.html

[OhioChick]

2. I'm Shocked

to see so many people swimming in the Lake with all the warning signs up. :puke:

[Trisket-Bisket]

3. Well DUH!

We had at least 4" of much needed rain that swamped the system.
It's no wonder about beaches. Ohio suffers so much from the yellow perl that the tax money is not there to fix these problems.

[ohio2007]

4. funny how these reports "surface" after a string of massive T-storms flush through the sewers

fact of the matter is, if sewage treatment plants that line lake Erie ( or all the great lakes ) lost electrical power for several weeks, we would all drown in our own shit. Life as we know it couldn't survive without the steady heartbeat of electricity.

btw, ever watch a cable TV program called "Dirty Jobs". The guy was in the SF Bay area working on removing and replacing a four story tall sewage pump.

I'd be surprised if hepatitis wasn't the 1st # 1 killer if we simply lost the ability to generate or transmit electricity.

We in Northern Ohio know that it can happen at the drop of a tree limb again.

[donsu]

5. true

nt

[thecrow]

6. .....or cholera... n/t

[yardwork]

7. This is what years of Republican governorships bring Ohio.

[WCGreen]

8. We're Number One....

We're Number One....

Yea for us....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. I don't have a link...

But you're not alone...

LA beaches are often closed for the very same reasons...

And people still surf even with the posted warnings up....:crazy: