I said the cans are free to recycle, which they are at the Ned dump. If you think, Not_NORML, that its alright to dump chemicals just anywhere, please send me your address and next time I will gladly bring by and dump all of my hazardous waste right into your drinking water.
And its not a government secret what happens to hazardous waste. It is either treated by chemical, thermal, and/or biological treatment methods to change the molecular form of the waste material and thus make it safer. When it is not treated, it's brought to a secure landfill. A secure hazardous-waste landfill has two impermeable liners and leachate collection systems so the chemicals don't go into groundwater, and then neither my drinking water or yours.
Yikes! Sounds like not only a jerk would do this, but also a STUPID jerk. Why go through that much effort/risk to dig open pits to dump hazardous waste in a County with such an easy to use hazardous waste facility and free recycling of the cans at the Ned dump? I hope they catch him/her/them.
It would be nice if the article included a mile marker or map of the site instead of "The dump site was about a quarter-mile from the nearest residence." That doesn't help me locate and I'd like to know because it probably drains to Como Creek and into Lakewood Rez. Probably not enough to affect Boulder's drinking water but there are many shallow domestic wells in the area downstream.
This is good news and I totally support! Those crying bloody murder about simply bringing a reusable bag to the store need to get a life.
Amen CNAJ91! This is pretty outrageous. "Kim Kobel said crews do not have an idea yet of the scale of the cleanup effort because some of the debris is under water". Are you kidding me? So nobody tried to do an assessment of the debris while the creek was at low flow and clear? And now they just close the creek to everybody and try to assess this as the creek is rising and getting more turbid? This is not a remote river, anyone could have done that assessment in a single afternoon by driving the canyon from Boulder Falls down, then biking or walking the rest where the creek path is. Better yet, a float assessment could easily be done in just a couple hours from the canyon mouth down. I would volunteer but I guess its now a crime to even have our toes touch "the city's" creek.
The timing here is a bummer. Kayak season has just started and it only lasts about 2 months on Boulder Creek...so the whole season is possibly gone. Personally I don't see the need to close it for that long, flood debris (logs, flotsam) is natural to have in a creek and it is actually very good fish habitat. I can understand if there was tons of concrete w/ rebar and pieces of autos in the creek, but that is not the case. I spend a lot of time walking and fishing the creek and have seen nearly this whole stretch...no major hazards, some trash but that is normal for this creek as it runs through the city. This seems like a big over-reaction by the city...I agree with previous posts that it should've been done earlier (with lower flows) or closed in distinct reaches while they work. I'm guessing that the lawyers scared the city into this blanket closure.
"Noble said the city hopes private property owners also remove sediment that could affect the conveyance zone in future floods."
Can private property owners along creeks go in and remove the sediment without permits (County grading, Army Corps)? I understand this would be limited to the creek's pre-flood conditions but not having to go through time and expense of permitting would be useful. Personally, I would go ahead and get the work done before runoff if I knew I didn't have the extra work of permitting to do before-hand.
I'm super excited to FINALLY have a TJ in town! I've been waiting for this for over a decade. Hope this drives down some of the crazy prices at Whole Paycheck and other fu-fu stores. Finally can get some unique, healthy food without paying an arm and leg. Go ahead haters, complain all you want, TJ is not perfect but its a darn good improvement to our current options.
This happens every year when that ditch goes dry. I usually notice lots of fish stranded near 63rd St. Also, this ditch is not special, it happens on almost any ditch throughout the Mountain West. Its called "entrainment." It can be minimized with fish screens or, if that is not realistic, I've heard that stepping down the flows into the ditch can signal the fish to get out before it dries up.
Although this season has been an embarrassment, I think we should give him more time. Two seasons is not enough time to turn around a program and compete in the PAC 12. If no improvement is seen next year, then maybe give him the boot!
Interesting article...but I'm confused that it does not mention the local Boulder County history. Specifically that scientists thought the greenback cutthroat was extinct until it was found in Como Creek, a tributary to North Boulder Creek. By not mentioning this history at all, and including the quote ("We've known for some time that the trout in Bear Creek were unique,"..."But we didn't realize they were the only surviving greenback population.")...does this mean that the greenback is no longer found in Como Creek??
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