Monday, October 31, 2016

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Redbone Tournaments

Let me know if you need/want a wingman.

On Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 5:17:48 PM UTC-4, Matt S. wrote:
Has anyone on here fished in (or guided for) one of the Redbone fishing tournaments that raise funds for cystic fibrosis?  Redbone has been around for many years, and seems to be a successful model for charity tournaments.  I love to fish, and fly fish, and my nephew has CF,  and I'm always up for an adventure and new things, so it seems a natural thing to look into - so if it's feasible I'm adding it to my list of goals in the year ahead. Just not sure what I'm getting into. Gonna contact Redbone too of course.

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Redbone Tournaments

Has anyone on here fished in (or guided for) one of the Redbone fishing tournaments that raise funds for cystic fibrosis? Redbone has been around for many years, and seems to be a successful model for charity tournaments. I love to fish, and fly fish, and my nephew has CF, and I'm always up for an adventure and new things, so it seems a natural thing to look into - so if it's feasible I'm adding it to my list of goals in the year ahead. Just not sure what I'm getting into. Gonna contact Redbone too of course.

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

Collin, nice to meet you too. Widewater and the pond on the Billy Goat Trail looked good with decent levels of water. The canal from the parking lot to Anglers up to Wide Water was a trickle and looks like it has been that way for a while... 


On Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 11:15:34 AM UTC-4, tatu...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice meeting you on the trail yesterday Thomas. The water in the canal looked really good and many big fish in there swimming around. I don't know what the rules are for fishing the canal itself but definitely look at fishing there in the future.

Cheers
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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

Nice meeting you on the trail yesterday Thomas. The water in the canal looked really good and many big fish in there swimming around. I don't know what the rules are for fishing the canal itself but definitely look at fishing there in the future.

Cheers
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Friday, October 28, 2016

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Two-hand casting Saturday 10/29

see you there


On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 7:37:18 PM UTC-4, Regan Burmeister wrote:

Two-hand casting Saturday at Fletcher's, 8:30am

 

Sunday is a bust due to Marine Corps Marathon.

 

Regan

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Bluelining in the digital age

I'll check it out. But it'll be dangerous: I'm a huge map junkie who can easily be distracted from fishing just to scope maps. I don't know why I didn't take up cartography in college. Too damn late now.

Mark

On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 9:07:22 AM UTC-4, Greg Feder wrote:
Has anyone tried Stream Map USA's product 

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

Thanks for asking, Bryan - yes - my wife is a wizard in applying it. She swears by the stuff. I'm recovering, albeit more slowly than I would like. Most days I get by wearing a Band-It - especially for work around the house, mowing the lawn, etc. 

Mark

On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:07:33 AM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:
Have you tried K Tape. I thought it was a bunch of hooey until I tried it for shin splints.


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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Micro Fishing

Cool, I just learned I have a swallowtail shiner in my fish tank! I foul hooked him or her out of the canal up by Violette's Lock, and I didn't think it would survive but it has made a full recovery. Fishing is neat. Nature is neat. 

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Micro Fishing

Here's one I caught on the Shenandoah when I wasn't even trying!



Cheers, 

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On Oct 27, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Carl Z. <carl.zmola0@gmail.com> wrote:

I learned about micro fishing from the Tenkarabum website
Chris sells micro hooks that are not any smaller than a size20, but have a design that allows hooking of fish that can't get a size 20 hook in their mouth. 

I've purchased some, but I'm afraid to open the package.  I think I will loose them all.

I like the "most species challenge"  I've caught quite a few dace (black nose and rosy sided) and enough shiners and chub to qualify as a bait shop.

Carl 

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm a Missourian and am a bit rusty, but that darter looks a hell of a lot like a rainbow darter to me. 

There is one tpfr member who rarely posts, but he's another bearded "Dan" and he's an educator somewhere in Virginia (can't remember where).  I remember him talking about one of his "as many species as possible" challenges, and I think the two of us were cut from the same cloth in that respect (i.e., I am totally willing to try to pick-off creek chubs if it seems like fun at the time).  Many cyprinids are active throughout the winter -- just walk along a creek in January and you'll see that even though your normal targets are absent (or not moving much), that's not the case for some of the smaller creek critters ;).

Just so you know tp -- you've posted a subject that will be perceived (and contributed to) about to the extent as a thread reading "Does anyone know what this (below) is?"

Image result for chicken


On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, tperkins wrote:
On NPR this morning: 

"Catching the biggest fish usually comes with the biggest bragging rights, but now a new breed of anglers working to hook those at the other end of the spectrum. The catch might not be as big, the bragging rights are."

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/27/498406364/little-fish-tales-micro-fishers-focus-on-the-species-not-size

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Micro Fishing

I purchased a 25 pack of size 22 dries for griffiths gnats, but amazon sent the whole box that contained 10- boxes of 25 hooks.....Said it wasn't worth sending back so if anybody want to try some small dries...

On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, tperkins wrote:
On NPR this morning: 

"Catching the biggest fish usually comes with the biggest bragging rights, but now a new breed of anglers working to hook those at the other end of the spectrum. The catch might not be as big, the bragging rights are."

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/27/498406364/little-fish-tales-micro-fishers-focus-on-the-species-not-size

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Micro Fishing

Looks like there are plenty of micro options in the area too.  Thanks for posting the tenkarabum site and the NPR article, both were great reads.






On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 12:54:22 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
I learned about micro fishing from the Tenkarabum website
Chris sells micro hooks that are not any smaller than a size20, but have a design that allows hooking of fish that can't get a size 20 hook in their mouth. 

I've purchased some, but I'm afraid to open the package.  I think I will loose them all.

I like the "most species challenge"  I've caught quite a few dace (black nose and rosy sided) and enough shiners and chub to qualify as a bait shop.

Carl 

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm a Missourian and am a bit rusty, but that darter looks a hell of a lot like a rainbow darter to me. 

There is one tpfr member who rarely posts, but he's another bearded "Dan" and he's an educator somewhere in Virginia (can't remember where).  I remember him talking about one of his "as many species as possible" challenges, and I think the two of us were cut from the same cloth in that respect (i.e., I am totally willing to try to pick-off creek chubs if it seems like fun at the time).  Many cyprinids are active throughout the winter -- just walk along a creek in January and you'll see that even though your normal targets are absent (or not moving much), that's not the case for some of the smaller creek critters ;).

Just so you know tp -- you've posted a subject that will be perceived (and contributed to) about to the extent as a thread reading "Does anyone know what this (below) is?"

Image result for chicken


On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, tperkins wrote:
On NPR this morning: 

"Catching the biggest fish usually comes with the biggest bragging rights, but now a new breed of anglers working to hook those at the other end of the spectrum. The catch might not be as big, the bragging rights are."

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/27/498406364/little-fish-tales-micro-fishers-focus-on-the-species-not-size

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Micro Fishing

I learned about micro fishing from the Tenkarabum website
Chris sells micro hooks that are not any smaller than a size20, but have a design that allows hooking of fish that can't get a size 20 hook in their mouth. 

I've purchased some, but I'm afraid to open the package.  I think I will loose them all.

I like the "most species challenge"  I've caught quite a few dace (black nose and rosy sided) and enough shiners and chub to qualify as a bait shop.

Carl 

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm a Missourian and am a bit rusty, but that darter looks a hell of a lot like a rainbow darter to me. 

There is one tpfr member who rarely posts, but he's another bearded "Dan" and he's an educator somewhere in Virginia (can't remember where).  I remember him talking about one of his "as many species as possible" challenges, and I think the two of us were cut from the same cloth in that respect (i.e., I am totally willing to try to pick-off creek chubs if it seems like fun at the time).  Many cyprinids are active throughout the winter -- just walk along a creek in January and you'll see that even though your normal targets are absent (or not moving much), that's not the case for some of the smaller creek critters ;).

Just so you know tp -- you've posted a subject that will be perceived (and contributed to) about to the extent as a thread reading "Does anyone know what this (below) is?"

Image result for chicken


On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:47:24 AM UTC-4, tperkins wrote:
On NPR this morning: 

"Catching the biggest fish usually comes with the biggest bragging rights, but now a new breed of anglers working to hook those at the other end of the spectrum. The catch might not be as big, the bragging rights are."

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/27/498406364/little-fish-tales-micro-fishers-focus-on-the-species-not-size

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Micro Fishing

I'm a Missourian and am a bit rusty, but that darter looks a hell of a lot like a rainbow darter to me. 

There is one tpfr member who rarely posts, but he's another bearded "Dan" and he's an educator somewhere in Virginia (can't remember where).  I remember him talking about one of his "as many species as possible" challenges, and I think the two of us were cut from the same cloth in that respect (i.e., I am totally willing to try to pick-off creek chubs if it seems like fun at the time).  Many cyprinids are active throughout the winter -- just walk along a creek in January and you'll see that even though your normal targets are absent (or not moving much), that's not the case for some of the smaller creek critters ;).

Just so you know tp -- you've posted a subject that will be perceived (and contributed to) about to the extent as a thread reading "Does anyone know what this (below) is?"

Image result for chicken


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On NPR this morning: 

"Catching the biggest fish usually comes with the biggest bragging rights, but now a new breed of anglers working to hook those at the other end of the spectrum. The catch might not be as big, the bragging rights are."

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/27/498406364/little-fish-tales-micro-fishers-focus-on-the-species-not-size

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Micro Fishing

On NPR this morning: 

"Catching the biggest fish usually comes with the biggest bragging rights, but now a new breed of anglers working to hook those at the other end of the spectrum. The catch might not be as big, the bragging rights are."

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/27/498406364/little-fish-tales-micro-fishers-focus-on-the-species-not-size

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Bluelining in the digital age

Thanks for the share! Haven't used but looking forward to trying it out.

On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 9:07:22 AM UTC-4, Greg Feder wrote:

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

Have you tried K Tape. I thought it was a bunch of hooey until I tried it for shin splints.

(Okay, Gene...Give it you're best shot!)

Bryan

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 9:20 AM, namfos <mark.sofman@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Thomas and thanks, Marek.

I was curious. Tendonitis in the casting elbow remains a deterrent to full pastime enjoyment. Maybe I'll go out and do my lousy caster impersonation by trying it left-handed at Widewater. ;-)

Mark


On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 10:21:57 AM UTC-4, Marek wrote:

I've been hitting wide-water quite often over the past few weeks. The canal around Old Anglers is pretty low, unfishable in my opinion. 

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

Thanks, Thomas and thanks, Marek.

I was curious. Tendonitis in the casting elbow remains a deterrent to full pastime enjoyment. Maybe I'll go out and do my lousy caster impersonation by trying it left-handed at Widewater. ;-)

Mark


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I've been hitting wide-water quite often over the past few weeks. The canal around Old Anglers is pretty low, unfishable in my opinion. 

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: I'm getting old and my arms are too short

Thanks for the feedback, gents.  I think I'm going to try the flip down magnifiers.  I'm worried that the CLIC types will be too difficult to use as they will require two hands to get into place, as would regular reading glasses. 

Cheers,

-- Greg

On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:16:58 AM UTC-4, Greg Feder wrote:
Had a great trip this past weekend Fri-Sun on Rapidan and Conway. Lots of decent sized eager bookies willing to take a foam beetle or a stimulator on top or a zebra midge on the dropper and a couple of browns on the Conway, too. Put the lo-4wd to the test on the new Chevy Colorado, so that was fun as well.

Biggest problem was I can't see 6x tippet and the eyes of trout sized flies as well as I used to. I sure was spoiled by a summer of warm water fishing!  What do some of you "more experienced" anglers use to help?  Flip-down magnifiers?

Cheers,

-- Greg

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Two-hand casting Saturday 10/29

Two-hand casting Saturday at Fletcher’s, 8:30am

 

Sunday is a bust due to Marine Corps Marathon.

 

Regan

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Black Spot Brookies

Based on the response, I'd say its not worth reporting unless you catch multiple fish with the spots, which would indicate an detrimentally large population of snails and poor water quality. I'm still no expert, of course!

Forrest

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 11:28:03 AM UTC-4, Andrew Chaney wrote:
I caught a creek chub with similar black spots just last weekend in a Potomac tributary not far from Leesburg. That's good to know it isn't too serious. I caught a lot of other fish that day (smallies, crappie, sunfish, and a few other chubs) with no black spots that I noticed, so hopefully that stream doesn't have any excess nutrients in it. Would it still be worth reporting to VDGIF?

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9:20:21 AM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell wrote:
Forrest,

Thanks for the update from VADGIF. I caught some similar looking chubs, as your contact noted as common, during our bluegill tournament this year in a small stream in northern VA.

Dalton

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, Dalton Terrell <daltonb...@gmail.com> wrote:


On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 8:49:36 AM UTC-4, Forrest Allen wrote:
Just FYI - the response from VDGIF:

Forrest,

 

I have never personally seen that amount of black spot on an individual brook trout.  It is much more common for us to see black spot on other fish species like creek chubs, blacknose dace, common shiners, and other minnows.  The "black spot" (grub) needs a snail and a fish eating bird to complete its life cycle.  Where we see a high volume of black spot there is often high densities of snails.  Snails feed on attached algae which is driven by higher inputs of nutrients.  Thank you for sending the picture.  The brook trout in the picture should live a normal life.  Black spot is a natural parasite found in streams throughout Augusta County.  While I am not overly concerned, I would be interested in knowing the tributary where the trout was caught.  Excess nutrients enriching the stream (increasing the snail population) could lead to degraded water quality. 

 

 

Stephen J. Reeser 
District Fisheries Biologist 
Virginia Dept. Game and Inland Fisheries 
Region IV 


On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 3:40:30 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
Of course you should.  And then let us know if they already know about it.



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On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Forrest Allen <gforres...@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning everyone, 

I caught a brookie with the Black Spot parasites (http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/health/vol2issue8.htm) on it this past weekend in George Washingon and Jefferson NF. I was wondering if yall have seen this on other Virginia streams, rivers or fish? My google searches seem to show it mainly existing in Northern states. I understand that it can kill the fish, but is it something that ought to be reported to VDGIF?

Any thoughts? 

Forrest

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Black Spot Brookies

I caught a creek chub with similar black spots just last weekend in a Potomac tributary not far from Leesburg. That's good to know it isn't too serious. I caught a lot of other fish that day (smallies, crappie, sunfish, and a few other chubs) with no black spots that I noticed, so hopefully that stream doesn't have any excess nutrients in it. Would it still be worth reporting to VDGIF?

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9:20:21 AM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell wrote:
Forrest,

Thanks for the update from VADGIF. I caught some similar looking chubs, as your contact noted as common, during our bluegill tournament this year in a small stream in northern VA.

Dalton

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, Dalton Terrell <daltonb...@gmail.com> wrote:


On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 8:49:36 AM UTC-4, Forrest Allen wrote:
Just FYI - the response from VDGIF:

Forrest,

 

I have never personally seen that amount of black spot on an individual brook trout.  It is much more common for us to see black spot on other fish species like creek chubs, blacknose dace, common shiners, and other minnows.  The "black spot" (grub) needs a snail and a fish eating bird to complete its life cycle.  Where we see a high volume of black spot there is often high densities of snails.  Snails feed on attached algae which is driven by higher inputs of nutrients.  Thank you for sending the picture.  The brook trout in the picture should live a normal life.  Black spot is a natural parasite found in streams throughout Augusta County.  While I am not overly concerned, I would be interested in knowing the tributary where the trout was caught.  Excess nutrients enriching the stream (increasing the snail population) could lead to degraded water quality. 

 

 

Stephen J. Reeser 
District Fisheries Biologist 
Virginia Dept. Game and Inland Fisheries 
Region IV 


On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 3:40:30 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
Of course you should.  And then let us know if they already know about it.



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On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Forrest Allen <gforres...@gmail.com> wrote:
Morning everyone, 

I caught a brookie with the Black Spot parasites (http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/health/vol2issue8.htm) on it this past weekend in George Washingon and Jefferson NF. I was wondering if yall have seen this on other Virginia streams, rivers or fish? My google searches seem to show it mainly existing in Northern states. I understand that it can kill the fish, but is it something that ought to be reported to VDGIF?

Any thoughts? 

Forrest

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RE: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

I've been hitting wide-water quite often over the past few weeks. The canal around Old Anglers is pretty low, unfishable in my opinion. The water levels are pretty low in wide water, too, but it's fishing great. I've been pulling in some nice smallies, including one that easily pushed into the 5 lbs category. Let me know if you'd like some company.

 

From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of tperkins
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: C&O Carp

 

Not sure, but look like i am doing the Billy Goat Trail on Saturday, so i'll report back. Taking a fly rod too. 

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 8:41:03 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:

It's been months since I was up there, so does anyone know what Canal water levels are like between Great Falls Tavern and Anglers?

 

Mark


On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 4:59:05 PM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:

Ask and you shall receive...

 

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: TAKE ACTION: Tell Alexandria to Stop Dumping Sewage

BTW -- Did you know that saber-toothed geese dominated the earth during the late sebaceous era? 

Gene

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9:36:39 AM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Yep, old infrastructure is a problem.  The MS4 program (Municipal separate storm sewer system?  That's 4 s's right?) has done a lot, but much more can be done.  I got to help "daylight" one of the streams that runs into the Anacostia back in 2009.  That's daylighting as in taking a stream which was previously routed underground, and reverting it to its more natural state (i.e., exposed to sunlight and all kinds of biological processes and stuff). 

That's not to be confused with daylighting used as a torture/killing technique in the film Daybreakers, starring Ethan Hawke. 

Since I cannot resist posting nonsense, ironies, and cynical comments regarding almost anything, I'd like to point out that combined sewer systems can arguably function better than separate systems during periods of low rain, since combined systems tend to route everything directly to treatment.  The problem is when there is a hard rain that overwhelms the combined system........then everyone's poop sloughs off into the streams. 

Separate systems simply "unburden" the system by routing stormwater directly to the streams, with the idea that raw sewage then has a better chance of getting treated instead of being pushed into the streams during....well, storms

You can read more about this ^^ and other lies about science in my new book, "Science so Stupid:  1001 of Gene's Favorite Science Lies". 

Gene

On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9:22:32 AM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell wrote:
Take a look at the message below and consider contacting Alexandria officials to stop the dumping of raw sewage in the Nation's River.

Dalton

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Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Subject: TAKE ACTION: Tell Alexandria to Stop Dumping Sewage
To: daltonb...@gmail.com




October 26, 2016

TELL ALEXANDRIA TO STOP USING THE POTOMAC RIVER AS A SEWAGE DUMP! 

Oronoco Bay algae bloomWHY:  Alexandria, Virginia is dumping 70 million gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater into the Potomac River each year. Alexandria has an antiquated sewer system that combines polluted stormwater with household sewage. During heavy rain events, the system is overwhelmed and discharges raw sewage as well as pet waste, fertilizers and trash from storm drains directly into the Potomac River near Old Town, violating federal Clean Water Act requirements and posing a serious risk to public health. Earlier this year, the swimming segment of the Nation's Triathlon was cancelled due to high levels of E-Coli in the Potomac River:
 
Despite being one of the wealthiest cities in Virginia, Alexandria is failing to invest in upgrades to its sewer system to solve this problem. Instead, the city is actively working to obtain state permits that would allow it to continue dumping millions of gallons of sewage-contaminated stormwater into "Our Nation's River" for decades to come. In contrast, Richmond and Lynchburg are implementing infrastructure fixes to address their sewage discharges. If Richmond and Lynchburg can do it, why can't Alexandria? This degradation of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay must stop.
 
CSO_infograph_swimguideWHEN: Take Action Now! In August of 2016, Alexandria submitted an update to its EPA-mandated Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).  Alexandria's draft plan seeks to "store and treat" roughly half of the 140 million gallons per year of sewage-contaminated stormwater the city discharges from four discharge pipes (outfalls) into the Potomac River and its tributaries.
 
Unfortunately, Alexandria is requesting permission to continue to discharge at least 70 million gallons of sewage-contaminated stormwater into the Potomac River for at least another 20 years. The city has ignored requests from city residents, state legislators, and numerous organizations to eliminate this illegal and harmful sewage dumping from its largest discharge point (Outfall 001) located at the Alexandria waterfront in Oronoco Bay, where anglers and boaters, including the TC Williams High School Crew Team, frequently use the river.
 
Yet, the Virginia DEQ currently has no plans to require a public hearing or allow the public to comment on Alexandria's controversial final draft LTCP.        
 
TAKE ACTION: Alexandria is seeking public comment until October 31 for setting priorities for the fiscal year FY 2018 Budget. It is critical that city leaders hear from you to make this issue part of the budget discussion.
  • Tell Alexandria City Council to revise its Long Term Control Plan to comply with the federal Clean Water Act and protect public health by eliminating all untreated sewage and stormwater discharges from Outfall 001into the Potomac River!​
  • Tell Alexandria to allocate Capital Funds from its FY 2018 budget and develop a stormwater utility fee to re-allocate financial resources to stop sewage contaminated stormwater from being dumped into the Potomac River.
Take-Action-2 2HOW: Send a letter directly to the mayor and city council members BY OCTOBER 31!

Thank you!
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