A Dog River Clearwater Revival (DRCR) member was heard on the news recently saying the City of Mobile probably does not have the money to put people out in boats removing waterway pollution and that the Litter Trap is the solution. That kind of thinking is why Dog River Park looked like this today. A litter trap is not the solution to the pollution - removing the pollution is the solution. Why is no one removing this pollution?
If BP dealt with tar ball pollution like the City of Mobile deals with storm water trash pollution, BP would install a single Tar Ball Trap somewhere on Dauphin Island and that would be all they do to keep hundreds of miles of beaches free of tar balls. You can see the folly of that type of response to environmental pollution. A Dog River Clearwater Revival (DRCR) member was heard on the news recently saying the City of Mobile probably does not have the money to put people out in boats removing waterway pollution and that the Litter Trap is the solution. That kind of thinking is why Dog River Park looked like this today. A litter trap is not the solution to the pollution - removing the pollution is the solution. Why is no one removing this pollution?
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Here are some photos taken around Municipal Park today. Does it seems like there is a trash problem in every one of Mobile's waterways? Scroll Down For More More Ugly Photos related to the Dog River Watershed.
The City of Mobile has another violation of the Clean Water Act in the (plastic) bag.
These photos were taken along a 3.5 mile stretch of Eslava Creek & Dog River. It is the dreaded tidal zone where storm water litter accumulates after every big rain. How many people does the City of Mobile have cleaning up this Disaster Zone? Zero. Storm water trash passing black line #7 is the sum total of the trash coming from points #1 thru #6 which are other tributaries and ditches. City of Mobile public works says the new Litter Trap is expected to catch 70 percent of the trash floating past Point 1 in Eslava Creek. Storm water trash will continue to flow freely from tributaries #2 thru #6 and can be expected to accumulate downstream in Dog River where it typically ends up after heavy rains. Downstream Dog River residents should not expect much more than a 12-20 percent reduction of litter if the City of Mobile can ever get the Litter Trap working. A costly project for such a low reduction of litter.
Why doesn't the City of Mobile just put a worker out in a boat removing the trash after each heavy rain? It would produce way better results and probably be would be cheaper than installing and maintaining a dozen litter traps... Welcome to Mayor Sam Jones' City of Mobile - the City that Erin Burnett of CNN did not see. Click on a thumbnail image to bring up the Photo Gallery with Commentary. If you think there is no consequence to littering, watch this short video. Look how easy it was to find City of Mobile Municipal Litter Code violations.
Where is Mobile's Litter Enforcement? Missing In Action. Click on any thumbnail to view larger images with commentary in a Photo Gallery. Click on any photo to see larger views with commentary. If you want a clean neighborhood, you have to remove the trash yourself.
The Shity of Mobile's litter enforcement is working as well as its leadership. So, you've seen photos and videos of the accumulations of trash down in Dog River caused by heavy rains. Where does that trash come from? Click on a photo to see who is contributing to the pollution of Dog River. All this litter on commercial property violates City of Mobile municipal litter ordinances. Regardless of where the litter came from, the fact that the City is not enforcing its own municipal code is the major cause of trash accumulations downstream in Dog River. Someone in the City should be fired.
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