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GVRD's new Liquid Waste Management Plan will allow the continued discharge
of up to 20 billion tons of raw sewage in to the region's marine environments.
GVRD officials say the cost of upgrading the system to secondary and tertiary
treatment prohibits the completion of major upgrades before 2050.
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- Compost food waste.
Using your garburator means food waste decomposes in the sewer system,
using up oxygen. This contributes to oxygen-depleted liquid effluent
which kills marine life.
- Use "earth-friendly"
household cleaners.
- Ask your dentist
to safely dispose of mercury fillings. They are a major source of mercury
contamination in the city's sewers.
- Be prepared for
taxes to pay for regional secondary treatment plants.
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