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Jun 24, 2022Liked by Paul Hormick

As we know, once government uses lesser standards for public health solutions some are bound to suffer. It’s best to always keep standards high. Let’s hope the city of Imperial Beach looks out for all its citizens and tourists.

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Mark, thanks for your thoughts on this. I'm pretty much in agreement with you, although Mayor Dedina might have a point. If they can show that surfers and beachgoers at Imperial Beach have not suffered health effects from tainted water (under the old testing), then they might say that the goal, public health, is still maintained, even though the tests find nasty DNA in the water.

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Jun 24, 2022Liked by Paul Hormick

I agree- only if tests show long range effects for cancer, birth defects, and other diseases.

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Yes! Great point. Swimmers and surfers may not come down with diarrhea or fevers, but the long-term health effects could be pretty nasty.

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