Ohio River... ewww!

Is the water clean?

By Bob Driehaus
The New York Times
January 20, 2008

The Ohio River was found to have unsafe levels of E. coli throughout it's 981 miles; this river puts six bordering states' citizens in danger. The bacteria can cause people that come in contact with the water to get sick, especially swimmers. It will cost billions of dollars to upgrade the sewage release systems in cities bordering the river, but it will help clean and regulate the river.


A river this large, covering this much land, having problems with bacteria is very dangerous. I would want to see this river cleaned up as fast as possible. I know that it's expensive to clean these type of rivers up, but honestly I think that the money would be well spent. I know that with the economy in it's fragile state, it can be a difficult decision, but seriously this problem affects the general public health and I'd rather not get sick because of some water. It's easier said than done, I understand. I'm not ignorant, but please lets do something about the water quality of this country. It's not unrealistic; we need to take care of our water... there's not much fresh water around.

Until next time...