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Over 2/3 of the estuaries and bays are badly degraded from nitrogen and phosphorous pollution
✔ 45% of our streams, 47% of our lakes, and 32% of our bays are polluted.
✔ 45% of our rivers are too polluted for fishing, swimming or marine life
✔ We use over 2.2 billion lbs of pesticides annually that in time wash into our rivers and lakes
✔ Over 73 different pesticides have been found in the groundwater that eventually ends up in our drinking water
✔ Failing septic systems throughout the country cause untreated waste to flow into streams, rivers, and lakes
✔ Over 1.2 trillion gallons of sewage, groundwater, and industrial waste are released into our waters annually