On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:10:55 -0500, John H. wrote:


Thanks. I've been on the Anacostia. It is definitely in need of
cleaning, and is probably the source of 90% of the pollution that gets
into the Potomac, except when a heavy rain floods the Blue Plains water
treatment plant, of course.

Is that true? I thought that agricultural runoff was the number one source of Bay problems.
I've read that the Anacostia is the most polluted river in the Chesapeake watershed, and
perhaps, one of the most polluted rivers in the country. It's a shame, 30 years after the Clean
Water Act, this mess still continues.

thunder wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:10:55 -0500, John H. wrote:


Thanks. I've been on the Anacostia. It is definitely in need of
cleaning, and is probably the source of 90% of the pollution that gets
into the Potomac, except when a heavy rain floods the Blue Plains water
treatment plant, of course.

Is that true? I thought that agricultural runoff was the number one source of Bay problems.
I've read that the Anacostia is the most polluted river in the Chesapeake watershed, and
perhaps, one of the most polluted rivers in the country. It's a shame, 30 years after the Clean
Water Act, this mess still continues.


It probably is true that the Anacostia is the source of most of the
pollution that gets into the Potomac, but the Potomac is only one of the
many sources of pollution in Chesapeake Bay.

The Blue Plains plant is south of the mouth of the Anacostia, just north
of the new bridges over the Potomac between Virginia and Maryland.

Amazingly, I almost always see guys fishing for largemouth bass just a
hair south of where the Blue Plains plant empties into the Potomac. Yikes!

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:47:09 -0400, HK wrote:


Amazingly, I almost always see guys fishing for largemouth bass just a
hair south of where the Blue Plains plant empties into the Potomac.
Yikes!

Hopefully, catch and release.

thunder wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:47:09 -0400, HK wrote:


Amazingly, I almost always see guys fishing for largemouth bass just a
hair south of where the Blue Plains plant empties into the Potomac.
Yikes!

Hopefully, catch and release.


No. A recently published study showed that 47% of them took the fish
home for use as family meals. Next thing you know, they began to vote
Republican.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:40:17 -0000, thunder wrote:

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:10:55 -0500, John H. wrote:


Thanks. I've been on the Anacostia. It is definitely in need of
cleaning, and is probably the source of 90% of the pollution that gets
into the Potomac, except when a heavy rain floods the Blue Plains water
treatment plant, of course.

Is that true? I thought that agricultural runoff was the number one source of Bay problems.
I've read that the Anacostia is the most polluted river in the Chesapeake watershed, and
perhaps, one of the most polluted rivers in the country. It's a shame, 30 years after the Clean
Water Act, this mess still continues.

I didn't say it was the source of Bay pollution, I said 'Potomac', as in
Potomac River, which is only one of the many sources of Bay pollution.

" JimH" ask wrote in message
...

Starting another fight tonight John?

Jeez........this has to be about the 6th one you started after returning
from your cruise filled with snot nosed screaming brats today.

You and Reggie need to take some chill pills.


I think they're just so excited to see each other again, they're besides
themselves.

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:11:23 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


" JimH" ask wrote in message
.. .

Starting another fight tonight John?

Jeez........this has to be about the 6th one you started after returning
from your cruise filled with snot nosed screaming brats today.

You and Reggie need to take some chill pills.


I think they're just so excited to see each other again, they're besides
themselves.


And how's your mom, Don?