The Bay Page #3

Claridge.

Claridge.

(clears throat)

Donna's voice:
There were

people who were concerned

With some of the townsfolk,

it did cause arguments.

Your chicken plants are putting

chicken sh*t in my bay...

- (crowd protesting)

... and they're killing.

The important thing,

Jerry...

Jerry? The important

thing to understand

is that the EPA continues

to test the bay.

- And it is really...

- (clapping)

It's really their responsibility.

It's their responsibility.

Man's voice:

Each one of these sheds has

approximately 32,000

chickens in it each.

Those chickens eat about

10,000 pounds worth of food.

They do this all

very mathematically.

You know, I don't care what

people say about the bay.

I know it looks

a little different,

but all our kids

have grown up

in the water

in the bay.

So I don't know what all

the doom and gloom

is all about.

Man's voice:
There's 45

million pounds of chicken sh*t

dumped into the bay

each year.

I mean, look at that.

That is entirely

chicken sh*t.

And over here.

Look how close we are

to the water.

It's right there.

Chicken sh*t.

Water.

Woman:
We gotta have

improvement in the economy.

We got to develop.

I say we develop

the hell out of the bay.

And then we can pay

to clean it up.

(cheering, clapping)

You know,

a lot of people...

a lot of people...

gave me a hard time

when we put up

the desalination plant.

With that desalination plant,

we increased the capacity

for poultry farming

in the area.

Donna's voice:

The desalination plant

filtered water

from the bay

so that people

could drink it

and use it

for the chicken industry.

And everyone just assumed

it would take anything

harmful out of the water.

Your lawns benefit

from that.

We have pools

that are in operation.

And last but not least,

I don't know about you,

but I think this is

the best darn water

I've ever tasted.

(cheering, clapping)

Donna's voice:
People were worried

about the economy and the water,

but mostly that

wasn't their focus.

They were just doing

the American thing.

You know, trying

to make a living,

dealing with their children,

enjoying their lives.

And everything seemed

really pretty good.

(bell ringing)

Someone do something.

Do something!

(girl screaming)

What's going on?

Girl:
Mommy!

(kids screaming)

- What's going on?

- What happened?

Oh, my God.

Has anyone seen

my husband?

What's happening to me?

Please help me.

I need my husband

and my kids.

I need to go

to the hospital.

Someone needs to get me

to the hospital.

Almost done.

We should have a report

of who the winner

is shortly.

I need to go

to the hospital.

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