Clean up Arkansas River

arkriverpollutionGood for the city of Wichita for planning a new campaign to clean up the Arkansas River. Though its water quality has improved in recent years, the river is still too polluted, particularly after heavy rains. The new campaign will focus on ways to reduce pollution runoff into the river, such as by using less lawn fertilizer and properly disposing of motor oil and other chemicals. The Ark River is a valuable asset and should be treated as such.

4 Comments

  1. JWink
    Posted September 15, 2009 at 6:09 am | Permalink

    Especially important because with the continued decline of the Ogalalla underground water aquifer under most of western and central Kansas … Wichitans will most likely be obtaining its drinking water from the polluted Arkansas River in future years.

  2. Wiseman
    Posted September 15, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Permalink

    Well I hate to burst bubbles but the city is a tad bit of being hypocrites.
    For an example of the fact is that at the airport, the fueling bulk plant drainage system drains right into the Big Ditch which connects into the Arkansas River.
    And the fact that back in the mid 80’s they had a malfunctioning valve which resulted in a fuel spill of some 35,000 gals of jet fuel which later in the summer the EPA were trying to figure out what killed the fish and vegetation in a good stretch of the Big Ditch and the Arkansas River for the next couple of years.
    The killing of the fish and vegetation was reported by the Eagle but the fuel spill was never revealed to the Eagle and of course to the public.

  3. Wiseman
    Posted September 16, 2009 at 5:44 am | Permalink

    Well I hate to burst bubbles but the city is a tad bit of being hypocrites.
    For an example of the fact is that at the airport, the fueling bulk plant drainage system drains right into the Big Ditch which connects into the Arkansas River.
    And the fact that back in the mid 80’s they had a malfunctioning valve which resulted in a fuel spill of some 35,000 gals of jet fuel which later in the summer the EPA were trying to figure out what killed the fish and vegetation in a good stretch of the Big Ditch and the Arkansas River for the next couple of years.
    The killing of the fish and vegetation was reported by the Eagle but the fuel spill was never revealed to the Eagle and of course to the public.
    Oops…forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one.

  4. JWink
    Posted September 16, 2009 at 6:42 am | Permalink

    Boiled bottled water in a big bowl anyone?