1. The company is charged with polluting the River Mersey by allowing crude oil to enter the river. 2. Fuelwood and clean water are growing scarce, topsoil is being washed away, and raw sewage is entering the river in increasing amounts. 3. Nevertheless, it was treated at considerable cost before being allowed to enter the water system, whilst slurry was allowed to enter rivers untreated. 4. As we enter the river, time is taken for a lively on-deck Equator crossing ceremony. 5. For years, treated sewage overflow from Santa Rosa has entered the river via Mark West Creek near Mirabel Park. 6. He explained that the fish may have been killed by a change in the acidity of the water after runoff from the fire entered the river. 7. He got up and tried to flee by entering the river and swimming away, but an injured leg slowed him down. 8. Initially, a sand dam was poured into the ditch upstream from where it enters the river. 9. Other swimmers enter the river from private property or boats. 10. Overton said Holman was dead before her body entered the river because her lungs were empty upon examination. |