Oct 4th, 2019 : glatt’s Marines

glatt · 10-04-2019, 08:00 AM

The Potomac is actually a fairly clean river. The biggest problem is manure runoff from livestock. There was never much industry on the Potomac, not like you would see on other US rivers.

I've never seen a dolphin in the Potomac, I think they are further down the river toward the mouth by the Chesapeake Bay. I spend most of my time on the river up in the mountains near Harper's Ferry area. I usually gravitate to the mountains instead of the sea. But I would love to see a dolphin in the river.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2019, 12:31 PM

They say there was one sighting as far north as DC, but mostly much further south.

glatt · 10-04-2019, 12:52 PM

You know, now that I think of it, there was a huge problem with sewage spills during heavy rains. And the Anacostia river in DC was a cesspool because of it. But they built a huge underground chamber to hold all that shit whenever there is a heavy rain, and then they can process it before releasing it into the river. I bet that has cleaned things up a lot and is part of the reason dolphins are here now.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2019, 11:06 PM

The article said agricultural runoff was a big problem. Maybe they were blaming that poop on the farmers.

10-04-2019, 12:31 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They say there was one sighting as far north as DC, but mostly much further south. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-04-2019, 11:06 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The article said agricultural runoff was a big problem. Maybe they were blaming that poop on the farmers. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-04-2019, 08:00 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Potomac is actually a fairly clean river. The biggest problem is manure runoff from livestock. There was never much industry on the Potomac, not like you would see on other US rivers. I've never seen a dolphin in the Potomac, I think they are further down the river toward the mouth by the Chesapeake Bay. I spend most of my time on the river up in the mountains near Harper's Ferry area. I usually gravitate to the mountains instead of the sea. But I would love to see a dolphin in the river.

10-04-2019, 12:52 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You know, now that I think of it, there was a huge problem with sewage spills during heavy rains. And the Anacostia river in DC was a cesspool because of it. But they built a huge underground chamber to hold all that shit whenever there is a heavy rain, and then they can process it before releasing it into the river. I bet that has cleaned things up a lot and is part of the reason dolphins are here now.

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