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For a collection of photos about the Huron River Spill, look here: www.flickr.com/photos/ahknaten/collections/72157626327597...
On July 19, 2010, the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Michigan had a pollution spill. The case is unsolved but closed. Booms were setup, the pollution flowed for hours and I witnessed it. Yet no one was ever charged. Someone was able to spill something and get away with it.
20 Days after the spill, I went for a walk around Gallup Park. Here are the photos that I took that day.
After the booms failed the pollutants presumably went downstream and dispersed. The boom failure was due to a rain event, but the initial spill was not. There is a considerable amount of press related to phosphors from fertilizers that focuses on the average citizen, and Gallup Park had an algae bloom that can be caused by pollution from phosphors. Remember, the AAFD report stated an 88% confidence of phosphoric acid in the spill (a DPS report states that the AAFD report with the acid reference may be inaccurate). Also, some reports stated that petroleum was mixed in as well. I know that I could smell something, so the reports that state that it was 'non-odorous' are not complete. I'm not saying that this spill caused all of the algae in Gallup, but unless Ann Arbor tells me that petroleum and acid is allowed to be dumped legally, then this spill could not have helped the environment, and as there were no accident or permit reports, I presume it must have been illegal?
According to the City of Ann Arbor, "A Resident's Guide to Clean Water", Spring 2010 edition:
www.a2gov.org/government/publicservices/systems_planning/...
"Dumping waste into storm drains, ditches, or waterways contaminates drinking water supplies, recreational areas, and wildlife habitat. Plus, it is illegal"
"In Ann Arbor, an ordinance prohibits the use of fertilizers containing phosphorus unless a need is demonstrated through a soil test"
According to the HRWC
"nuisance algae blooms that can result from excess phosphorus entering our freshwaters"
www.hrwc.org/2010/12/michigan-protects-rivers-lakes-with-...
For documents relating to this case, look here:
and here
Personen: Familie Brunner
Beschreibung: Waldheim (heutige Liegenschaft Brunner) mit der Familie Brunner
Ort: Dietrüti
Schlagwörter: Haus - Aussensicht
Zeit: ca. 1921
Zeitraum: 1921 - 1930