Americans count on clean rivers for drinking water, recreation, economic livelihood and quality of life. But what lurks below the surface of the river you love?

Every single day, especially when it rains, sewage pours into our waterways. Shocking but true: Overflows of pollution from our nation’s crumbling sewer systems dump 850 billion gallons of sewage annually. It is simply unacceptable to allow raw or poorly treated human waste, laden with potentially-deadly pathogens, to enter our rivers, streams and lakes.

We need stronger laws, better enforcement and more funding to fix this problem. To achieve these goals, we need to galvanize political power. That requires increasing public awareness. This campaign centers on every citizen’s Right to Know when sewage pollutes our waters. So stand up and be counted, alongside other organizations acting for healthy rivers!

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