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COLUMBIA — Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia says it’s found high bacteria levels in the nearby Saluda River. The State newspaper reported bacteria levels high enough to make people sick were found in the river near the zoo. Riverbanks uses water from the river only for irrigation of plants and ponds where four elephants and 40 flamingos live.

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