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I was definitely there at low tide, then! In the interest of
international good will and basic courtesy, I'll admit that a sewage-
pond-is-a-sewage-pond wherever! And, Iona is THE place for migrating
shorebirds. Maureen E Ellis, me2 at u.washington.edu
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On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Eric Greenwood wrote:

> Now I take exception to that! Our sewage ponds are no worse than anyone elses.
>
> I must admit that at low tide and with the wind from the west you may need
> to hold your nose but at high tide I've never found Iona too bad. If my
> memory serves me right, I've driven past sewage ponds on highway 99 well
> north of Seattle (Everett ?) and have been well aware of their presence.
>
>
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> >Michael, no place is yuckier or more revolting than the sewage ponds at
> >Iona near Vancouver, BC. And, the shorebirds, in the hundreds and even
> >in the thousands, LOVE it! Just hold yer nose, don't look too hard at
> >what they're gobbling up, and be fortunate in the close-up 'n personal view
> >these ponds (and others like them) afford of often-rare shorebirds plus
> >bunches of other birds in general. The irony just adds to the experience.
> >
> >Phew, Maureen Ellis (me2 at u.washington.edu)
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> >
> >On Mon, 18 Dec 1995, Mike Patrick wrote:
> >
> >> Season's Greetings tweeters,
> >>
> >> I spent an hour at the new and improved Snohomish Sewage Treatment Plant
> >> yesterday..
>
> Eric Greenwood
> Vancouver, B.C.
> egreenw at helix.net
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