Update on the construction site on Summit Lake.
I followed up with OEPA stating what little they had done and today it appears the proper protection has been installed.
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Site of our next boom!
Summit Lake, Kenmore side. 72” outfall that has been dumping storm sewer trash directly into the lake for decades. This STOPS next week! Thank you to the City of Akron, the Ohio & Erie Canal Way, South Street Ministries, Ward 9 Councilperson – Tina Boyes, Summit Metro Parks and all the people that support and…
River Guardians Ohio joined in with Ohio Erie Canalway Coalition sponsored cleanup at Summit Lake this morning.
We pulled somewhere between 300 and 400 pounds of trash from the south west side of the lake. Pictured are Johnny, Eric and myself. Couple notes, Johnny started off in green, ended in blue, what might be the reason for that? 🤣. He also received an award for Most Trash! A fun morning! Crystal, where…
An absorption boom was noticed by Dave Stoler at the storm sewer outfall on the Tuscarawas river below the Wolf Creek trailhead.
He did not notice any substance in the water. Out of caution and past experiences especially in this location, we reported to OEPA and received a quick reply. Turns out, last week a Kimball truck had a hydraulic line issue and spilled a couple gallons of fluid on the ground upstream of this location. There…
Working under a rainbow!
Cold but not frozen. Mud Run netted us 83 pounds of trash with more on the way as the snow melts and that trash makes its way to the storm sewers and ultimately our booms. Just a note: if we pick it up along our streets and parking lots, it doesn’t make it to the…
Canal boom and Mud Run got a little love today.
189 pounds isn’t too bad of a haul. The videos here are mostly these two booms as they are convenient for filming and they do show the jest of what goes on when cleaning booms. We have a few more booms that will be going in over the next little while as we work through…
