Raw sewage released into river (fwd)
rosaphil
please respond not to me but to teh people whose emails are listed below
after "from:"
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From: "*Noquisi* (Day Starr)" <1day...@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Raw sewage released into river
Does anyone have any advice I can give Gray Deer? Which local is closest to this
area?
*Noquisi*
Gray...@AOL.COM wrote:
> Greetings
>
> I am hoping that you can direct me to who I should contact, or help me to try
> and get the following environmental destruction stopped. It has come to my
> attention that the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's Casino, that is located in
> upstate N.Y., is releasing raw sewage into the St. Regis River with every
> flush of a toilet. The St. Regis River containing this raw sewage then runs
> into the St. Lawrence River, which also makes this also an international
> water violation. This dumping of raw sewage is having an adverse effect on
> the wildlife that calls this waterway home. The birds are suffering
> including those who use these waterways to migrate, so too are the amphibians
> and reptiles, the plants and trees, and the people who live on the St. Regis
> Indian Reservation.
>
> How can this occur in 1999? It is a violation of the CWA--so why isn't EPA
> moving in to assist the people of this Indian reservation who are trying to
> get the raw sewage dumping stopped? I am sure it also violates international
> treaties since the St. Lawrence River is a River of Canada, as well as the
> United States. The dumping of raw sewage into the water, which has an
> adverse effect on the environment and the future generations is also a
> violation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) traditional teachings and law, and
> must be stopped! I am hoping that wildlife organizations and people who are
> committed to helping to save Mother Earth will join the people in fighting
> this outrage. Any advice or help you can offer would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kanatiyosh
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