captain austin Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Not good! http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/2014/03/15/pipeline-leak-kankakee-illinois/6463321/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S. Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 UGH, not good at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgoodmanii Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yeah it's usually worse than what they initially reveal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yikes! I hope they clean it up quickly and effects are not long lasting. Found this, lots of info: http://www.kankakeeroute113release.com http://www.kankakeehealth.org/files/FINAL%20Kankakee%20IL%20162-163%20Pipeline%20Incident%20Resident%20Handout%203-15-14%20-%205pm.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronk Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Thanks Capt A & Eric for the info.This occurred just upstream of the Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikea Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Working by the fox river today and ran into Bob Rung, I asked him about the spill. He said that it is contained and does not look like it will reach the river. On another note there were mergancers diving and feeding above the indian trail bridge in aurora, I've never seen them and bob confirmed for me what they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 These types of events are the cost of our dependence on petroleum. Yeesh! I hope the impact is minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm not real worried about this occurrence in the grand scheme of things.It appears that it is being handled pretty well. What isn't being handled well is all the sand smothering this river and smallmouth spawning grounds.THAT is what people need to get excited about and putting up defenses around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I'm not real worried about this occurrence in the grand scheme of things. It appears that it is being handled pretty well. What isn't being handled well is all the sand smothering this river and smallmouth spawning grounds. THAT is what people need to get excited about and putting up defenses around. Agreed. Let's not forget the algae blooms that abound on the K3. The result of chemical runoff. Fertilizers that make the lawn lush and high yielding crops. To whom do we bring the fight? Our beloved smallie is not the only fish species to suffer a poor spawn. It effects the whole ecosystem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Mike, what can the average angler do to assist with the siltation problem in the Kankakee River? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Mike, what can the average angler do to assist with the siltation problem in the Kankakee River? There is no simple solution. My hope is for this to come about in my lifetime: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/GrandKankakee/ Next weekend I'll be attending the annual luncheon for Friends of the Kankakee. Folks that originated out of Indiana that I've been in touch with for 14 years. A consistent force for the river and wetlands preservation. I've been asked to speak some as well. http://friendsofthekankakee.org/ There is renewed support by some for dredging the sand out of the river. The most likely scenario is that restoring marsh and wetlands, filtering the sand naturally over a very long period is going to save the river.....and probably not in our lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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