"politicians such as Weaver, who have no problem with dumping untreated raw sewage directly into the ocean ..."  What's Weaver said about this?  Anything?  Dunno.  I can't recall. Want to provide us a definitive link/source/quote on this, Michael?

If he doesn't have a problem with it--he's not alone.  I'm right there with him, for maybe the same reason:  the small amount of (yuck!  Just think of it!  not only "raw," but also--gasp--"untreated") ANYTHING going into the deep, cold, swift-flowing open ocean produced from a modest urban community of less than 400,000 hardly raises my eyebrows, let alone my hackles. Absolutely no harm done.

I said "small amount."  Want "big"?  That's the huge amount of stuff that might flow--raw and untreated--into the Puget sound, a gentle-moving, protected inlet waterway surrounded by the 3.5 MILLION inhabitants in the Seattle-Tacoma area.  Which is why the Americans have an major expensive  sewage treatment facility.  And why Greater Vic doesn't.