Where do we swim, what water do we drink, when the L. Ontario shoreline from Nine-Mile Point in Wayne County to Bogus Point in Monroe County/NYS is inundated with primarily agricultural runoff steadily building massive algal blooms in which toxic bacteria are thriving . . . not to mention Sodus Bay which is simmering under a toxic blue-green algae blanket. Take a look at the incredible north-running rivers and streams: Genesee 
River, right, Irondequoit Creek, Salmon Creek, Buttonwood Creek, left, Northrup Creek, Fleming Creek and those that flow into the Genesee R. - Black Creek, Oatka Creek . . . . Ask yourself, with this massive water movement, incredible waterfalls, wildlife, fish and birds and humanlife ringing these watercourses, for whatever purpose has the US governmental agencies [EPA, DEC, SeaGrant, etc.] given a 'free pass' to agriculture? How in god's name has this lobby remained so powerful into the third millenium? Take a gander: US EPA calls Rochester Embayment "Area of Concern." If you look long enough at the 'partners' and 'stakeholders' over the past 50 years, you come up with one conclusion: all of the attempts to clean up the Great Lakes have failed because they were nothing more than buying time and pushing the problem off onto the next generation. Are you ever going to adopt organic standards, farmers and landowners? -- posted by Barbara
River, right, Irondequoit Creek, Salmon Creek, Buttonwood Creek, left, Northrup Creek, Fleming Creek and those that flow into the Genesee R. - Black Creek, Oatka Creek . . . . Ask yourself, with this massive water movement, incredible waterfalls, wildlife, fish and birds and humanlife ringing these watercourses, for whatever purpose has the US governmental agencies [EPA, DEC, SeaGrant, etc.] given a 'free pass' to agriculture? How in god's name has this lobby remained so powerful into the third millenium? Take a gander: US EPA calls Rochester Embayment "Area of Concern." If you look long enough at the 'partners' and 'stakeholders' over the past 50 years, you come up with one conclusion: all of the attempts to clean up the Great Lakes have failed because they were nothing more than buying time and pushing the problem off onto the next generation. Are you ever going to adopt organic standards, farmers and landowners? -- posted by Barbara 
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