On 10/23/04 11:00 AM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
wrote:

> Or ocean, in this case. Rainfall in SoCal always brings about reports of
> heavily-contaminated water along the shore. A year's worth of road oil,
> huge amounts of dog poop, and occasional sewer overflows all contribute
> to nasty, nasty water. That notwithstanding, you'll find surfers bobbing
> around in the effluvia anyway.

I have been downstream of storm drains after heavy rainfalls.  The oil slick
is very visible from what is washed off of the roads.  One of the reasons I
fix drips when I find them.

1 drip per mile for 500 vehicles is a significant amount of oil going into
the systems.

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