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Post by Hardcorehunter on May 16, 2007 19:25:25 GMT -5
RECREATIONAL WATER ADVISORY
May 10, 2007
The Charles County Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Services, advises the public that the water samples taken on May 8, 2007, from the Wicomico River, off of River Road, to test for bacteria, exceed the maximum contaminant level for recreational use. Water contact should be avoided until further notice. Additional stream sampling will be conducted to track the changing water quality conditions.
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Post by BIG FOX on May 17, 2007 5:11:20 GMT -5
gross
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Post by JARHEAD on May 17, 2007 9:14:58 GMT -5
Ol'e hairhead must have taken a bath down there.
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on May 17, 2007 9:24:00 GMT -5
YIKES - that's where I crab, bowfish skate, and croaker fish. I wonder if the fish and crabs are safe?
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Post by JARHEAD on May 17, 2007 9:25:59 GMT -5
there fine! Its just to much runn off from the farms. It happens all the time down a Fairview beach. But do keep an eye on it.
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Post by BIG FOX on May 17, 2007 9:37:55 GMT -5
it is still gross...
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Post by brandon on Jun 26, 2007 15:52:56 GMT -5
You think that bad! Read this about my "home waters"! This is about human wates... talk about gross!
SOUTHERN MARYLAND - Several times a year, the Charles County Health department issues public warnings to avoid recreational use of waterways around the county. The St. Mary's County Health Department announced on June 7 that they will join Charles County in monitoring beach water quality to alert recreational bathers about the conditions at their local beaches.
The most recent warning in Charles County was on June 12 when citizens were warned to avoid contact with the water around the following areas: Friendship Landing at Nanjemoy Creek, Nanjemoy, Neale Sound, Cobb Island, Swan Point Marina, Issue, and Chapel Point State Park at the Port Tobacco River, Port Tobacco.
The warnings are typically due to contamination from elevated levels of bacteria, such as enterococcus. According to the non-profit, environmental organization, the Surfrider Foundation, "Enterococcus is a bacteria found in the human intestine and therefore a good indicator of human waste." A study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that an increased concentration of enterococcus bacteria correlated with increased illness of swimmers.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): "Most beach closings and advisories are based on monitoring that detects elevated levels of bacteria. The bacteria indicate the presence of microscopic disease-causing organisms from human and animal wastes. These typically enter coastal waters from discharges of untreated or partially treated wastes from sewage treatment plants or sanitary sewers, from septic system failures, and from stormwater that runs off roads and fields in urban, suburban, and rural areas."
Watermen from St. George Island last October told us that on certain days, they find their crab pots wrapped in sewage such as used toilet paper.
On August 03, 2006, Southern Maryland Online published an open letter from State Senator Roy Dyson (D-29) to Frank Wise, Chairman of the Maryland State Water Quality Advisory Committee. In the letter, Dyson referenced recent stories in the St. Mary’s Today and the Washington Post regarding polluted waterways and beaches in southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in general. Dyson continued on to highlight how attempts to pass new legislation to combat the problem were thwarted by special interests. He noted that he suspects the Bay Restoration Fund is paying for new sewage plants—that will probably lead to increased development along local waterways— rather than cleaning up the problem with current sewage plants.
According to local officials at the health department, even with the best monitoring data available, swimmers at local recreational beaches should take the following recommended measures, to minimize the risks associated with swimming in natural waters:
* Always take a shower or bath after swimming;
* Do not swim near storm drains located along the beach area;
* Do not encourage duck, geese, or seagulls by feeding them;
* Encourage others to maintain picnic areas near the beach and keep them free of debris and garbage;
* Get personally involved and volunteer in local beach clean-up efforts.
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Jun 26, 2007 20:39:46 GMT -5
So that what that smell is.
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Post by osprey on Jun 27, 2007 11:53:54 GMT -5
And people think I'm nuts because I can't swim! I'm the smart one, it keeps me out of the water.
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Post by cootshooter on Jul 13, 2007 17:38:42 GMT -5
Jarhead, You must be psychic about Hairy Head (aka Rakishi Jackson) He definately blew up the Wicomico with his foul rear. No wonder he is sick! Something crawled up his rear!
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Post by JARHEAD on Jul 16, 2007 15:10:18 GMT -5
he was chunkey dunk them waters GROSSS
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Post by BIG FOX on Jul 17, 2007 5:14:19 GMT -5
wonder why the bacteria is so bad this year with that in the water..
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Post by reed on Jul 17, 2007 22:29:18 GMT -5
Could it be because of the lack of rain?
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Post by BIG FOX on Jul 18, 2007 5:39:32 GMT -5
or because our friend took a big crapin the river....
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Post by The Old HairyHead on Jul 19, 2007 8:38:52 GMT -5
Oe maybe it was that MAXIPAD BIG FOX had on his head floating down river.
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