Some of that untreated water then flows into the Seine, contaminating the river. “We call that first ... venue for marathon swimming at Vaires-sur-Marne, and a contingency plan to delay the ...

This required them to pass into the valley of the River Marne across the Paris defences, exposing them to a flank attack and a possible counter-envelopment. On 3 September, Joffre ordered a halt ...

The Seine, one the world’s most romantic rivers ... instead of piping their wastewater directly into the Seine or the Marne River, which is one of the Seine’s tributaries.