Local: Peorians’ feces once again leaks into the mighty Illinois River
CSO, feces, Illinois River From an announcement:
Rainfall in the City of Peoria has caused a sewer overflow into the Illinois River recently from one or more locations shown on the map located here.
When this warning is posted, please avoid full-body contact with the Illinois River in the area downstream from Detweiller Marina, as shown on the map. You may get sick if you swallow river water while swimming, Jet Skiing, or water skiing in these areas after a sewer overflow.
The City of Peoria is developing a long-term plan to reduce sewage overflows to the river during wet weather, as required under the Clean Water Act.
September 8th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
So what else is new?
September 9th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Note to self: stop swimming in Illinois River after heavy rains.
September 9th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Note to everyone… bring your clothes pin the next time you’re within 50 feet of the river… with or without a rain storm. Make that 100 feet.
The white men have destroyed the Illinois River, obviously. What was once a bounty of wildlife, fish, and fauna has been reduced to a muddy piece of sh*t. Yeah, the pollution is down, but it is still a muddy piece of sh*t.
What could we do to try and turn this around? Really turn the river into a bit of a tourist draw? First, you outlaw barge traffic. Next, you dredge the living crap out of it. Then, let Mother Nature turn it into a slight facsimile of the jewel it used to be.
We have plenty of rail lines alongside the river. Do like David Jordan sez: Use them rails until they creak and crack.