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Flushing Out the Truth: Barrett is Wisconsins #1 Polluter
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Thursday, August 5, 2010 8.2 billion gallons dumped during Barrett's tenure; nearly 40 times more pollution than the BP oil spill
Wauwatosa – Scott Walker campaign manager Keith Gilkes today released the following statement about Tom Barrett’s 8.2 billion gallon sewage dump in Lake Michigan, in advance of his meeting today with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Governor Jim Doyle. ?
“It’s pure hypocrisy that President Obama’s environmental police are coming to town for a photo op with pals Tom Barrett and Jim Doyle and the schedule of events doesn’t include a tour of the billions of gallons of raw sewage and storm water Barrett’s sewerage district dumped into Lake Michigan,” said Gilkes. “Tom Barrett is Wisconsin’s biggest polluter, dumping over 8.2 billion gallons into Lake Michigan since taking office – polluting our lake with nearly 40 times more pollution than the BP oil spill. It’s time to flush out the truth from Barrett about why he’s done nothing to stop polluting the lake.”
Barrett’s Sewage Dumps
2004:
1.7 billion - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 24, 2005
1.8 million - WISN July 7, 2004
2005:
“Unknown but said to be big”- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 27, 2005
?2006:
3.27 million - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel March 17, 2006
800,000 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April 1, 2006
140,000 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 11, 2006
2007:
4 million - WISN May 9, 2007
2008:
2.9 billion- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 21, 2008
2009:
935.7 million-Associated Press June 23, 2009
56.1 million-Associated Press June 23, 2009
2010:
2.1 billion- WTMJ July 27, 2010
506 million-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 19, 2010
23.6 million-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 19, 2010
1.65 million-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 19, 2010
Total sewage dumped on Barrett’s watch: 8,233,060,000 gallons
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