Paris, France, began its long history before the birth of Christ when a Gallic tribe settled on an island in the Seine River about 250 B.C.E. That settlement grew on both sides of the river into one of the world's premiere cities. Notre Dame Cathedral was consecrated on that island in 1189.
The Seine River has been flowing through the city, used or abused, for hundreds of years. Nobody swims in it because it's very seriously polluted. But it's being cleaned up, a huge job at a price of about $1.5 billion. Waste water from 23,000 upstream homes was going right into the river.
People will be able to swim in it. That's a must because Paris is the site of next summer's Olympic games. Aquatic events will take place in the river.
Parisians will be happy about that. "It's a dream," says an official.
from Bloomberg
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