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Sewage Dumping Threatens Great Salt Lake Outlook
Salt Lake City faces a growing environmental crisis as millions of gallons of raw sewage flow daily into the Great Salt Lake from the Jordan Bear and Weber rivers. Officials warn about bacteria and the unknown timing of natural disinfection while funds and manpower for studies are lacking. The salty lake slows direct health risk but the lighter sewage layer on the surface raises concerns for swimmers and long term lake ecology.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Calvin L. Rampton
Jordan
Bear
Weber
Grant K. Borg
University of Utah
Jordan River
Ming
Howard Harel
Hurst
Durst