We Want your photos of CSO's!!!!


Combined Sewer Overflows are an ugly fact of life in NYC's outdated sewage system, which spill raw sewage into the water in event of a moderate rain (more than 5 minutes)

460 of these outfall pipes dot our city's shoreline and affect the health (and smell) of our water. Together they dump an estimated 27 Billions Gallons of RAW SEWAGE into "the water"

"The water" means your water: maybe that's Long Island Sound, the East River, or Jamaica Bay--we all have a shoreline that is special to us. These little green signs are a part of those shoreline, so lets recognize them as such.So geotag and put your pictures of them here! http://www.flickr.com/groups/cso-nyc/

There are too many CSO's in NYC for me to capture them all. So lets do this together. On your journey's around the city, I ask that you capture images of these green signs, with the most appropriate backdrop available. Then just Geotag them, and if possible, note the number of them--that corresponds to the sewage plant they flow from.

These photos will be compiled, and used for educational and advocacy purposes beyond Flickr.

So do a service for the city, and snap a CSO today

Visit http://www.flickr.com/groups/cso-nyc/ today!

If you are going to advocate locally on this issue, I have some additional bad news for you.
Don't forget all the cities and towns along Long Island Sound, all the way to Connecticut, each and every one of them are also pumping their sewerage into the water. When I was a kid they were taking measurements of the buildup of sludge along the ocean bottom, there was so much they were trying to keep the results a secret, to keep from alarming the public. And that was a very long time ago.
By now the entire bottom of Long Island Sound is covered with a thick, viscous sludge, with absolutely no way for natural currents to cleanse it.
That's one reason I moved to California.
I do honestly wish you luck with your project, it's a huge ecological mess down there.