Local watchdogs from Chattahoochee RiverWatch, have filed a letter of intent to sue the City of Columbus and Abney Grading and Paving Inc., for violating the federal Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act.
Here's the premise: The city started rebuilding the dam on Ginger Creek in October. To do this, crews had to divert the flow of water so that they could get in there and construct a new dam. Hard rains and perhaps faulty diversion techniques have resulted in a buttload of mud and silt flowing from the construction site into the creek. That's according to RiverWatch Director Bill Edwards.
Basically, after it rains, Ginger Creek, Heath Lake, Lindsey Creek and the Chattahoochee River literally look like the chocolate river in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." I've seen it. It's actually really gross.
Additionally, workers have been pumping viscous mud and water from the site and releasing it downstream, Edwards claims.
City officials counter they've spent thousands to control the silt.
The point in all this is pollution sucks. And yes...silt and sediment are pollution.
Look for the story on our site.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment