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Take Action to Protect our Rivers

Every year, the City of Ottawa dumps hundreds of millions of litres of untreated sewage directly into the Ottawa River. Now you have an opportunity to help stop this travesty once and for all.

Please click here to send a quick letter to all Ottawa area MPs urging them to ensure that funding for the Ottawa River Action Plan is included in the federal 2012 Budget.

            Quick Facts and More Information

In 2011, 417-million litres of combined sewage and rainwater into the river (equivalent to 166 Olympic-sized swimming pools). This number is half of what it was 2 years ago due to recent infrastructure upgrades. To complete the Ottawa River Action Plan and prevent any sewage from entering the river, a large storage facility is needed.

• Ottawa River Action Plan, City Of Ottawa overview
• Ottawa Riverkeeper assessment of the Plan
• Climate Ottawa assessment of the Plan

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