devilmutt
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I live near the headwaters of the Cedar River in MN. The 300 miles of the Cedar River that runs through Iowa has been listed as the 5th most endangered river in the country. Farming practices are listed as the main cause of pollution and flooding.
https://www.americanrivers.org/assets/pdfs/mer-2010/cedar_factsheet_2010.pdf
I went out today and took a couple of pictures of the city of Austin's contributions to this problem. The city removes snow from the streets and piles it next to the river, when the spring melt starts all of this flows in to the river (water, sand, salt...). Rules are being reviewed at this time that will prevent these piles of snow within 300 ft of the river, but the city engineer of Austin is fighting these changes. I think I may pass along these photos, along with some once the melting starts, to some of the communities that are downstream.
The river is on the right side of this picture.
https://www.americanrivers.org/assets/pdfs/mer-2010/cedar_factsheet_2010.pdf
I went out today and took a couple of pictures of the city of Austin's contributions to this problem. The city removes snow from the streets and piles it next to the river, when the spring melt starts all of this flows in to the river (water, sand, salt...). Rules are being reviewed at this time that will prevent these piles of snow within 300 ft of the river, but the city engineer of Austin is fighting these changes. I think I may pass along these photos, along with some once the melting starts, to some of the communities that are downstream.
The river is on the right side of this picture.