Washington state demanding the British Columbia government step in to stop the flow of raw waste into the Strait of Juan de Fuca

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http://www.wral.com/victoria-sewage-fouls-washington-bc-relationship/13724288/

Victoria sewage fouls Washington-BC relationship

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http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/healthy-oceans-blog/2013/12/its-time-to-end-the-sewage-treatment-war-in-victoria/

It's time to end the sewage treatment war in Victoria
December 11, 2013

By John Werring, Senior Science and Policy Advisory, David Suzuki Foundation

The Victoria sewage debate has been swirling for decades, but it's the same anti-treatment advocates sowing seeds of discontent. They're now trying to grow an oak tree from a sesame seed. Many are worried that when the Capital Regional District finally builds sewage treatment plants to manage millions of litres of raw sewage being dumped into the ocean each day, along with the tonnes of toxic chemicals in that sewage, their taxes will go up...

Adding to the Victoria releases have been cruise ship releases:

http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2010/08/articles/pollution-1/cruise-ships-turn-british-columbia-waters-into-toilet-bowel-of-raw-sewage/

Cruise Ships Turn British Columbia Waters into "Toilet Bowel of Raw Sewage"
Posted on August 20, 2010 by Jim Walker