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Victoria told to quit dumping sewage in ocean

July 22, 2006

Victoria, BC - The provincial government is ordering Victoria and its suburbs to develop a plan to stop dumping raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean by June, 2007.

The order comes just 10 days after an independent scientific report commissioned by the area's municipalities concluded dumping raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean is no longer a long-term option.

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