Post by garycoleco on Jul 29, 2024 17:48:59 GMT -5
Shit. Can't swim in the Seine because of E Coli..... They spent 1.7 Billion and its still a cesspool. The French are concerned about our environmental policy.
Swimming training for the Olympics triathlon was cancelled today for the second day in a row. The Seine was found to be unsafe for swimming.
It comes after months of back and forth over where the river's water quality could be fixed in time for the Paris Olympics.
Water quality tests repeatedly found unsafe levels of E.coli and other dangerous bacteria while French politicians took televised swims in the river to prove it was safe.
Paris officials frequently blame the unsafe water quality on rainfall and said they were "optimistic" the waterway would be clean in time for the Games.
But with water testing showing the opposite, was the Seine ever going to be ready to host the world's best athletes?
How the Seine became unsafe for swimming
The history of swimming in the Seine stretches back more than 100 years. The river hosted swimming events during the 1900 Olympics, but bathing was then banned in 1923 due to danger from boat traffic and water pollution.
The waterway then became the city's way to transport goods and people on boats instead.
Unsurprisingly, over time its waters became so toxic that even fish struggled to survive.
As well as being a dumping ground for broken bikes and rubbish, Paris's main river is also polluted by untreated wastewater.
In 2015, the city announced that it would aim to clean up the river in time for the Olympics.
A comprehensive €1.4 billion clean up project slowly got under way to transform the noxious Seine waters into a swimming spot.
Some of the measures put in place to improve water quality included the construction of a giant basin to capture excess rainwater and keep wastewater from flowing into the river, renovating sewer infrastructure and upgrading wastewater treatment plants.
Swimming training for the Olympics triathlon was cancelled today for the second day in a row. The Seine was found to be unsafe for swimming.
It comes after months of back and forth over where the river's water quality could be fixed in time for the Paris Olympics.
Water quality tests repeatedly found unsafe levels of E.coli and other dangerous bacteria while French politicians took televised swims in the river to prove it was safe.
Paris officials frequently blame the unsafe water quality on rainfall and said they were "optimistic" the waterway would be clean in time for the Games.
But with water testing showing the opposite, was the Seine ever going to be ready to host the world's best athletes?
How the Seine became unsafe for swimming
The history of swimming in the Seine stretches back more than 100 years. The river hosted swimming events during the 1900 Olympics, but bathing was then banned in 1923 due to danger from boat traffic and water pollution.
The waterway then became the city's way to transport goods and people on boats instead.
Unsurprisingly, over time its waters became so toxic that even fish struggled to survive.
As well as being a dumping ground for broken bikes and rubbish, Paris's main river is also polluted by untreated wastewater.
In 2015, the city announced that it would aim to clean up the river in time for the Olympics.
A comprehensive €1.4 billion clean up project slowly got under way to transform the noxious Seine waters into a swimming spot.
Some of the measures put in place to improve water quality included the construction of a giant basin to capture excess rainwater and keep wastewater from flowing into the river, renovating sewer infrastructure and upgrading wastewater treatment plants.
