ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Just days after Mother Nature pounded Maryland with heavy rain, Annapolis is now dealing with dangerous debris that flowed in from rivers.
It’s a dire situation at the Annapolis City Dock, with all eyes on a sea of debris that’s now clogging parts of the Chesapeake Bay.
Officials were forced to open gates on the Conowingo Dam in the Susquehanna River but more than water came rushing out.
The result: logs, branches and trash that have bombarded the city dock. Some tires are even scattered around, along with parts of electrical poles. Officials believe some of the debris floated from as far away as Cooperstown, New York.
“This is our showplace. The dock is where everyone comes. It attracts people from all over the world and now look at it,” said Bob Dunn, assistant harbormaster of Annapolis.
It’s all hands on deck for the harbormaster with more than 12 employees working long hours to try and clean up the debris.
A debris field that’s drawing hundreds of spectators, who are snapping pictures and coming to the dock to see for themselves.
“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” one woman visiting from California said.
“I’ve been here 23 years and I’ve never seen it like this,” a long-time Annapolis resident said.
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and the media continues to blame the Maryland farmer for destroying the Bay
ReplyDeleteWater falls from clouds in the sky. It’s called rain. When lots of rain falls from the clouds in thunderstorms it can gather quickly in one place and overflow ditches, brooks and streams. Usually when that happens it causes things that usually aren’t in the water to float. Things like wood and branches from trees, maybe children’s toys or outdoor chairs float because they are buoyant and they get carried away as debris by the swift flowing water that is draining naturally into bigger areas of water. The network of ditches, brooks, streams, rivers and bays is called an estuary. In an estuary, crap runs downstream. Always has, always will.
ReplyDeleteDon't confuse them with facts!
ReplyDeleteAs usual the state does more damage to the environment than the citizens could ever do. Who are they going to fine?? Where is MDE? Blame it on the watermen, the farmers -must be President trumps fault! Any body but incompetent and hypocritical government. Wonder if O'Malley was able to tax all that rain?
ReplyDeleteThere have been two hugh sewage spills both in Baltimore City and Annapolis. I would not do anything recreational in either the rivers or bay because of this. I would think twice about eating anything that comes out of the bay or our rivers because of this!
ReplyDeleteSticks don't bother me, but all that raw sewage, yikes! Frosh going to sue the farmers?
ReplyDeleteSticks don't bother me, but all that raw sewage, yikes! Frosh going to sue the farmers?
ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt that the debris came from as far as Cooperstown, NY, way, way up the Delaware River tributaries, as evidenced by the number of old baseball bats in the mix.
ReplyDelete1:04 Did you skip geography class or just not make it that far is school? The Delaware river empties into the Delaware Bay and meets the ocean between Cape May and Lewes. There is an entirely different river that feeds the Chesapeake Bay.
ReplyDelete142. I believe 104 was being funny. Lighten up a bit and life will be more enjoyable for you and those around you!
ReplyDeletethought they opened the Conawingo Dam...seriously...
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