The New River

[Jersey]

Has anyone ever heard about the New River? It's a freshwater river that flows from Mexico into California. I first heard and learned about it last night when I was doing a project for my Critical Discourse group presentation. We were covering the topic of water conservation and protection. Last night was the first I ever heard of this river. I'll tell about it.

The New River is the most polluted river in North America. It is a sludge river of around 100 different contaminants, ranging from industrial chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides, and to round it all off, human sewage. The river itself is a passageway into the U.S. that hundreds of illegal immigrants use every month to come into this country illegally. Apparantly the stench of this cesspool doesn't deter them- it stinks to high heaven of rotten sewage. But the trick they use is that border patrol officers won't get near the river, it is so nasty. The illegals swim in it willingly, and once they get into America they proceed to spread the wide range of diseases and infections they pick up from swimming in the river.

I'm wondering what's taking so long to get this river in better shape. It's insane at how far it passes EPA standards for clean water. I think it's way past high time for our government to put pressure on Mexico to clean this mess up.

Here are some nasty pictures of what it looks like.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nrborderborderentrythreecolorsmay05-1-.JPG

republican.sen.ca.gov/web/35/images/061117_6.jpg

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Gross.

(By the way, can someone tell me how to post pictures like you guys are doing in the find a google picture game? I just don't get it.)

[Classicblast]

I'm surprised that with the environmental laws today that you can even have such an issue.

But to some extent the river would clean itself out with people not corrupting. It could take some years but it would have to happen eventually.

It's rather upsetting that there's still bodies of water being used to basically carry away waste.

[farti1]

Jersey, put your browser over the picture you want to copy and right click it. A box will appear and now click on properties. Another box will appear with the location address in it (you may have to grab the edge of the box with your browser to expand it to get the full location address). Now hold down your left click on your mouse and highlight the location address. Next left click this address and then click copy. Now go to your forum and open post reply. Next click the picture on the add tags area and you will see img in brackets appear twice in a row on your message area. Now put your browser between the brackets on the two imgs and left click. Now go to edit and click then click paste. Now check out your work by clicking preview and you should see your picture!
I hope this is clearer than mud!!

[Jersey]

Let's see...

Wow. Just like riding a bike. I'll never forget now! Thanks!

[Blastgirl]

Perhaps not such a nice place to go for a swim. ;D

[Phil]

Not to get off subject, but the New River. Did it just begin?

In West Virginia there's a river called the Lost River. How can you lose a river and where does it go in the meantime?

[Demona]

perfect place to go fishing, lol. man that's gross. i've never heard of the river though.

[Phil]

Thats the next problem the fish are probably not eatable from the river either. That's the thing. Some people eat sunfish and they're kind of well, they taste like muddy water because that's what they live in.

Fish are resilient and can survive in most conditions but that doesn't mean they're healthy.