"Our MDE Inspector is Brian Littlefield. In response to Mr. Albero’s inquiry, I asked Mr. Redden to look into the run-off situation. Mr. Redden informed Mr. Littlefield, who almost immediately conducted an inspection. Mr. Littlefield’s conclusion is that the landfill is in compliance with state water quality regulations and that “clean water” is being discharged from the county landfill. A landfill consultant is working on a report to verify this compliance.
James V. Fineran
Wicomico County Public Information Officer"
With all due respect, we are running tests from water samples taken in three locations along the way from the Landfill to the River. Once we get these results we'll make them public. If the County is correct, Barrie Tilghman has a lot of explaining to do referencing the high bacteria count on the River recently, after a WWTP spill. IF the test results come back whereas the County is wrong, the Mayor just might be off the hook, (somewhat) for the river being polluted.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
That is positive information. While I wont be completly satisfied until I hear of the results of your water analysis, for now I breathe a sigh of relief. Joe, although I perceived your inquiry as simply a "stir the pot" thing, I truly thank you for taking the initiative to have the water analized. My daughter and I have always enjoyed the river just outside the Salisbury limits. In recent years, I have always limited our contact with the river due to the high bacteria levels. My daughter, who is now old enough to draw her own conclusions (she just turned 6), heard about the latest sewage spill and looked at me and said "we should write a letter to them and tell them to stop doing that!!!!" I cant tell you how proud as a father and sad at reality that made me feel. That if a 6 year old could know that that was bad for the environment and for something that she enjoyed to do. She even said she wanted to involve her class (Kindergarten, future politician) on writing the letter. Although I know it is too soon to know, I am hoping that the landfill gets a clean bill of health, not only for the rivers sake, but for my daughters sake as well. Thanks Joe
ReplyDeleteI thank you for having the water analized.
ReplyDeleteOut of the mouths of babes... the truth is told.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the Salisbury Government should get a copy of:
"All I Ever Really Needed to Know
I Learned in Kindergarten"
Robert Fulgham
Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.
These are the things I learned..
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life.
Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup - they all die. So do we.
And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK.
Everything you need to know is in there somewhere.
The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation.
Ecology and politics and sane living.
Think of what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world had cookies and milk about 3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.
Very well put "Bossman!"
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