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After a rough season, seeing cleaner outflow water feels like a win
We've been working on a channel dredge job for the past six months. The water coming out was always murky, and we got complaints. Last month, we adjusted our screening process and slowed the pump rate. It took some trial and error, but this week, the outflow is clear enough to see the bottom. That hasn't happened since I started on this site. It's a small thing, but it shows our methods are working. The fish are coming back too, which is a good sign. I'm just glad we stuck with it and didn't cut corners.
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laura_wright7mo ago
Kind of reminds me of when our local lake cleared up after they stopped letting boats in for a season... the difference was night and day, all those tadpoles and water bugs came back.
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milam427mo ago
Really? The change was that huge, just from keeping boats out for a bit?
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rowan_lewis7mo ago
Yeah we saw the same thing at a truck stop pond near me. They put up no motor boats signs and the water got way clearer in months, even had ducks nesting again. It's wild how fast nature bounces back sometimes.
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