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  2. Rehabilitation of the Pasig River - Wikipedia

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    The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission was placed in charge of this attempt at implementing a ferry service down the Pasig River in 2007. [11] Before the Pasig became as polluted as it is, ferries were commonplace on the river. The last two attempts to bring in a ferry service were cut short due to too much garbage, shanty towns, and foul odors.

  3. Pollution of the Pasig River - Wikipedia

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    People ceased using the river's water for laundering in the 1960s, and ferry transport declined. By the 1970s, the river started to emanate offensive smells as a result of waste from swine and poultry establishments in the area where protected Marikina watershed is located (Pinugay, Baras, Rizal) and in the 1980s, fishing in the river was ...

  4. Pasig River - Wikipedia

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    The Pasig River (Filipino: Ilog Pasig; Spanish: Río Pásig) is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay.Stretching for 25.2 kilometers (15.7 mi), it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves.

  5. List of most-polluted rivers - Wikipedia

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    The most polluted river in Japan from the 1960s to the 1990s, leading to cleanup efforts. [218] River Churnet: Staffordshire, England: Became possibly the most polluted river in Europe in the 19th century. Improved after the decline of industry in Leek and the Churnet Valley. [219] Charles River: Massachusetts, United States

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    But the area was without electricity for 10 days, without water for two weeks, and without clean water for a month and half. "Now we were in a survival situation," said Game, a podcast host and ...

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    "What's happening in L.A. is not because there's not enough water in L.A. in storage," Marcus told CBS News. "There are no urban water systems that are built out to handle a firestorm like this."

  8. List of rivers and estuaries in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    It was adjacent to the Estero de Provisor and its river outfall was the Pasig River. Canal de la Reina (Estero de la Reina) Drains water from Manila as far as Tayuman Street, Recto Avenue, and Binondo. Ends in Binondo and there is a floodgate or pumping station in that end at Muelle de Binondo. Dumps water into the Pasig River at its southern ...

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