Archive of posts made between December 25, 2005 and December 14, 2008 about the Taum Sauk Reservoir failure and the damage to the Shut-Ins and the Black River. This blog was posted by Lee Ferber of Peola Valley Pottery in Lesterville. The pottery was closed in 2007.
If only part of this story is correct, it is the strongest news article about the Taum Sauk event that I have read, and it's from the Joplin newspaper. Where is every one else.
posted by staff @ 9:29 AM
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I agree with much of what was said, but the problem with this is that the person making the statement also has a commercial interest in the clean up.
Isn't there anyone who doesn't stand to make a profit who can make an honest and informed assessment of this clean-up?
The flocculation chemicals probably have done more damage to the river than the clay. The Upper Reservoir earthen dam was built largely of on-site materials. The side of Proffitt Mountain which washed into the river, again, was local materials. The only introduced stuff were the river cleaning chemicals.
The fork of the Black River which flows through the park has been at the twenty foot level due to natural flooding before this incident--it's likely that the pressure wave of that outflow was greatly in excess of a natural flood, but I can about guarantee that the Black River in natural flood was not clear water, but muddy, clay-filled etc.
I know there has been a big outcry about the river being murky, but it's going to take tens of years of natural flushing and resettlement of the valley bottom soil to remediate this entirely. Remember, those rocks are a billion and a half years old...they care nothing about quadrennial elections.
I'm of the personal opinion that the cleanup is a political expedient affair, not based on solid science, or resource management. "Important" people are in a big hurry, so they think pushing the process is a good thing. I disagree, but I have no input to the process.
Hello, my name is Michael and I come from New Zealand. My class and I are trying to stop pollution in our local river (the Hautapu) It is really cool that other people are trying to improve our delicate environment. If you would like to leave a comment on my blog, feel free to. My address is mcdoolan.blogspot.com
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