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minus-squarecarpoftruth [any, any]Mhexbear7·6 months agointuitively I would have guessed heavy rains would dilute crap in the water, but maybe there are a lot of conjoined sewer/stormwater systems such that when heavy rains occur, raw sewage gets fired into the river too link
minus-squareGladimirLenin [comrade/them, he/him]hexbear8·6 months agoThe runoff from 2 million filthy Parisians eventually makes its way into the Seine. link
intuitively I would have guessed heavy rains would dilute crap in the water, but maybe there are a lot of conjoined sewer/stormwater systems such that when heavy rains occur, raw sewage gets fired into the river too
The runoff from 2 million filthy Parisians eventually makes its way into the Seine.