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- From: ludwig@cm.deakin.OZ.AU (Ludwig Omachen)
- Newsgroups: alt.surfing
- Subject: Re: Polluted Beaches in Australia
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 10:50:40 GMT
- Organization: Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Message-ID: <1joji0INNnhb@sol.deakin.OZ.AU>
- References: <smith-060193092817@esumac21.csu.murdoch.edu.au> <1iegdvINNd2i@sol.deakin.OZ.AU> <3519@peking.gdwb.oz.au>
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- In article <3519@peking.gdwb.oz.au> pthomas@gdwb.oz.au (Peter Thomas) writes:
- >ludwig@cm.deakin.OZ.AU (Ludwig Omachen) writes:
- >
- >>The only treatment at the sewage plant is filtration to take out the
- >>chunky bits, but condoms etc still get through and float around like
- >>jelly fish.
- >>This visible pollution is generally only evident at the southern end of the
- >>beach , near the outlet.
- >
- >In his article on 13th Beach, Lud has a couple of points wrong about Geelong's
- >sewage treatment plant at Black Rock.
- >
- >First, nothing larger than a pinhead can get through the screens in the plant.
- >These screens have been inspected by numerous citizens and community groups and
- >they agree that the screening process is excellent. But, Lud is quite correct
- >when he says that is is only a screening process.
- >
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- >--
- >Peter Thomas Public Relations Branch
- >Email: pthomas@gdwb.vic.gov.au Geelong & District Water Board
- >Phone: +61 52 262506 61-67 Ryrie St Geelong
- >Fax +61 52 218236 Victoria 3220 Australia
-
-
-
- My humblest apologies for providing incorrect information :-(, I should
- have checked the current situation instead of answering off the cuff,
- and regurgitating my out of date experiences of surfing at the
- southern end of 13th beach.
-
-
- Perhaps you could keep us posted on the results of the surfactant
- study and any other relavent info ?.
-
-
- Cheer's, keep surfing,
- Lud.
-