04-12-2002, 12:37 PM
Up date - oil dumping.<br><br>The amount of oil dumped in to the river is far greater than first estimated. <br>[mad]So far they have vacuumed 5000 gallons of oil from the rivers <br><br>[mad]The contamination has stretched 17 miles<br><br>[mad]It is estimated that it will takes weeks to clean the contamination<br><br>[mad]Residents on the infected areas cannot use the waterways, their boats have to be pulled from the rivers and decontaminated. Their docks and ramps all have to be decontaminated.<br><br>[mad]The costs guard both American and Canadian has shut down all walleye fishing and all boat traffic on the Detroit River from the Rouge River down to Lake Erie. <br><br>[mad]Authorities are quoted in saying that they will not rest until the culprits have been caught.<br><br><A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> <br>Lookie See what the kids are up to.<br>Dave T. Clown