Hi Bert.... I believe Victoria , B.C. is now actively pursuing sewage
treatment and is examining if one central treatment plant is a better option
than three smaller plants in the different districts. The cost of course
will be huge but most of the taxpayers appear willing to invest in the
future!

A good site for updates is the Georgia Strait Alliance website. They (and
others) are also advocating improved treatment of wastewater from greater
Vancouver.

Rick Harbo
Nanaimo, B.C.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Bartleson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: Ocean dumping of sewage


> To continue this string: Last time I heard, Victoria, British Columbia,
> Canada was dumping their RAW SEWAGE into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. In
> addition for a long time Honolulu, Hawaii dumped minimally treated or raw
> sewage into the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor [you can sometimes see the
> plume of wastewater as the plane comes in for a landing].  The red flags
> on
> the beach were to warn the locals that the normal trade winds that blew
> the
> sewage out to sea weren't working well and that the beaches were polluted.
> Of course the tourists were never told of this. So it's a bigger problem
> than just S. Florida.  I hope that someone from B.C., Canada and Hawaii
> can
> give an update on any progress made in these situations.  Bert Bartleson,
> Olympia, WA, USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> David Campbell
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:55 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: RES: Bivalve News Update
>
>> While this attitude has changed in much of the world, certain ignorant
>> populations and impoverished nations - some African coastal countries,
>> Haiti, South Florida e.g. - continue to dump in the rivers and oceans
>> and onto the reefs. It's cheap and it's out of sight.
>
> A recent legal decision may be forcing Atlanta off this list, but for
> a long time paying fines was recognized as cheaper than wastewater
> processing.
>
> --
> Dr. David Campbell
> 425 Scientific Collections
> University of Alabama
> "I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
>
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