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14 bags and 595 pounds of trash just from this one single spot!
This will be a multi day event as there is still so much trash in these waters! Summit Metro Parks reached out to us on this one and we thank them for their assistance. I will throw a couple other pics in the comments too. This is all from just one storm sewer outfall from…
Clean-out of the Canal Boom
46 pounds of trash from this spot today. This is a demonstration of how we do this after a rain event.
No original source of the oil found, however, OEPA did clean up where it was collecting upstream at a trash dam (other side of Waterloo rd).
What we are seeing here is the residual. Fire department placed the soft booms with our trash booms to collect that. (Some placement adjustment is in order and being handled). Sorry for the late update, flu had knocked me on my can.
Had the opportunity to share with Jetora and Stephanie who the Riverkeepers Ohio are, what we do and what our future holds.
One takeaway from this was meeting some of the dedicated people serving here at the Nature Center (formerly the pump house) on Summit Lake. Another was touring the building and seeing what they have turned the structure into. It now has the pulse and heartbeat of the nature and community that surrounds them. You need…
Newest boom in place!
Pretty big source of trash there and we should be able to access it to cleanup with just a pair of muck boots. Thanks South Street Ministries for the interest and the assist! And thanks to Summit Metro Parks.