The City of Austin has uncovered the reason behind the illnesses of children whom had recently swum in Bull Creek Park in South Austin. After an investigation on Bull Creek the water had very high levels of bacteria. According to officials the reason for the large spike in bacteria in the water was do to dog feces. City employee Mateo Scoggins said, "It's a real water-quality problem”. The reason dog feces has such a huge effect on the environment according to Keep Streams Clean—Scoop the Poop!,” Pet waste can contaminate our rivers, lakes and streams. It contains harmful bacteria such as E. Coli and fecal coliform. Waters that contain a high amount of these bacteria are unfit for human contact. A single gram of pet waste contains an average of 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, some of which can cause disease in humans.” There are many people in the city of Austin that are loving pet owners including me, but I would hate to see any thing happen to other individuals do to me not knowing how harmful dog waste is on the environment. For those who would like to become more educated on this problem you can visit http://pets.simplycatsy.info/2007/12/scoop-that-poop.html for more information on how you can make the environment cleaner. Remember everyone can make a difference, so next time your out with your dog take a scoop and a bag and do your role in keeping Texas beautiful.
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/08/0308bullcreek.html
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