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This is one area on the Maumee where they are seperating the sewers.
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There are 4 of these total - 2 on the south side of the sidewalk (A)
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Seed and erosion control techniques (or Best Management Practices) need to be instilled in this area
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...and 2 on the north side of the sidewalk (further away from the Maumee River (B)
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The diameter of this area is approx. 20 ft. wide (A)
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(A)
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Exposed barren soil is not good so close to the river! (A)
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The diameter of this one (B) is approximately 15 ft wide!
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(B)
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(A)
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(B)
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This is a huge flock of Canadian Geese in mid January 2009
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The left side (north side) of the Maumee River is where our restoration projects occur
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WOW - Canadian Geese are considered a major contributor to E. Coli in our waters...besides the CSO's
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I read they can poop up to 4 lbs /day!
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This summer Fort Wayne raised up their dams for removal of rubbish around bridges and to check them
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This is an example of the sediment you find at the bottom of the St. Mary's
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Location
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St. Mary's Bridge on W. Main St.
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Hydraulic fluid leaked from the local contractors equipment
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This is what still remains of the spill 2 weeks later (Photo taken 8/26/08)
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Tires were also left there
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Polluted sediment
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The contractors appologized for the spill and it still lays there...to be washed into the St. Mary's
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Retention ponds next to Omni Source - a panoramic pic
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The retention pond of discharge of water from Omni source just feet from the swollen Maumee River during the spring of 2008
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This is also the 46803 lung cancer zone area
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Different colors of smoke fill the neighborhoods around Omni Source burning
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Scrap yard hundreds of feet from the Maumee River
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Tires pulled out by Bruce Allen - Master's of Earth Literacy and Master Naturalist
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One full day's worth of work
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styrofoam and plastic are always found on our riverbanks
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Storm sewer drain...whatever you put down a stormdrain or your toilet...truly ends up in our waterways! BE CAREFUL
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Condoms and tampons spew into the river with as little as 1/10th an inch of rain
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Duck weed everywhere is a sign of too much nutrients (sewage/fertilizer)
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Straight pipes sprinkle the view from local businesses
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Look closely, you can see 2
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EPA allows approx 5 CSO discharges/year and Ft. Wayne is fixing their infrastructure so they dont have the average 71/year
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This is what a CSO discharge looks like...and what the city is fixing.
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At least cancer trends are on their way DOWN!
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Pulled from the St. Mary's river from another river clean-up - upstream
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