Switzerland's "Blue Gold" Waterways
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From Sewage-Filled Waters to Crystal Blue: Switzerland Rivers and Lakes Offer Hope for Cleaning Up Other Countries
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A typhoid outbreak at Zermatt in 1963 led to massive investments in sewage treatment and pollution control.
In 1965 , only 14% of the population of Switzerland was connected to a wastewater treatment plant.
Today , the government spends 191 on water purification per citizen, compared to just 98 in the UK .
Since 2016 , the Swiss federal government has also been working on a massive pollution control effort.
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