On 5/31/12 11:12 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 31 May 2012 01:07:53 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 30 May 2012 18:06:58 -0400, X `
wrote:




It's nice that the Potomac has cleaned up from what it was many years ago. Of course the water isn't
drinkable, but it's clean enough for the Nation’s Triathlon - which it wouldn't have been thirty
years ago.

http://www.welovedc.com/2010/09/13/n...-record-crowd/


Not only isn't it drinkable, the water in the Potomac is hazardous to
your health.

http://wamu.org/news/11/05/04/potoma..._in_health.php

If you are swimming in the Potomac, you are drinking the Potomac.


"Overall health" in that article probably refers to nutrient
contamination and low DO numbers, not necessarily the various
coliforms that are unhealthy to people.

When I get a minute I will look at the test numbers and see what they
are talking about. Usually we start looking at coliforms when the
colony count gets over 200 or so. If it is enterococcus you really
want it under 35.

The whole damned bay ain't really "pure". ;-(


Badmouthing is a thing some folks do out jealousy or childish spite.

Best to disregard it.

Your comment about the bay is on target. Sandy Point beach gets closed quite frequently because of
the fecal stuff floating in the bay.


Herring, it's just fine with me if you and your whole family want to
swim in polluted water. I hear there are still timeshares available at
the Love Canal.

I think boating on the Potomac is fine. I've done it a few times. I
wouldn't swim in that river, and I wouldn't eat fish caught in it. In
fact, I prefer the River above Key Bridge, though I wouldn't swim in it
there, either. You like to "recreate" south of the Blue Plains sewage
treatment plant. Perfectly appropriate for you and your brood.

Oh...I don't swim in Chesapeake Bay, either. I prefer the ocean or
properly maintained swimming pools.