After the deluge
As Midwest floods recede, what’s being washed into the groundwater? 3
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Posted 9:36 PM on 16 Jun 2008
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wolfadillo Posted 2:34 pm
16 Jun 2008
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LGT Posted 4:10 pm
16 Jun 2008
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stampyleah Posted 12:11 pm
20 Jun 2008
Thank you for the excellent article on the reality of what is IN the flood waters in Iowa.
I happen to live in one of those 24 counties currently a federal disaster area. I knew about the Ag run off and chemical treatments municipalities use to make the water supply "safe" but the flooding the last two weeks has been a real eye opener. Just one example: some small towns in Iowa began purposefully pumping raw sewage into the water when their water systems were flooding. It is probably common place, but some thing that I didn't realize happens until the floods.
I look around and see the devastation and just get so angry when I know that this disaster is man made.
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