well this sucks

WhoUBe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 City: Spokane

Just recently we found out that one of our nearby lakes (long lake) that we ride occasionally had been contaminated with 53,000 gallons of raw sewage. Turns out the sewage plant upriver had been leaking since last May. The extremely slow current will eventaully clear the lake out, but until then we can't go down there. Anybody had this happen to them or know how long it will take to clear.

SouthWaker · Posted: Jul 27, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

This reminds me of the saying "Having a smoking section in a resturant is like having a pi$$ing section in a pool." Laughing

BoarderX · Posted: Jul 27, 2006 1:22 pm Post subject:

eww.. ewwwww... Shocked

Then again, can't be worse than ditchboarding the flooded ditches next to the farm land around here. who knows what kinds of fertilizer our skin is absorbing..

Gatorboarder · Newbie Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 17 City: Spokane

yea i saw that on the news the other day they said not to go in the water even 1/4 mile upstream of it. but i have never gone to long lake seein how i live in the valley and liberty lake, newman lake, hauser lake are closer. but hopefully it clears out soon so you guys can go out for a ride again. toodles

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

makes you wonder how safe it was last time you were out there

WhoUBe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 City: Spokane

I've got a place up at deep lake so it's not all bad. I haven't gone out there since last season but imagine casing it hard and swallowing the water. great thing to have in your mind while riding Laughing

d roc · Outlaw Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 158 City: Spocompton

dude that lakes completly fine i go riding there like 4 times a week and never had a problem...i talked to the ppl that own 9 mile resort and the biologist guy that checked the water said it was no worse than a kid peeing in a pool and the waters frickin 82....how could you not wanna go to long glassy water amazing riders and close to spokane...i wouldnt let that scare you off

Knoxville1212 · Outlaw Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 113 City: Knoxville

The river i ride is one of the most polluted rivers in the nation! Tennessee River! I don't even want to know what i ride in!

beau_bushnell · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 185 City: GP

That sucks.

Mariner · Guest

People always tell me of the diseases I am going to get riding in Lake Houston. My friend invited one of our other friends, a PhD toxicologist. He politely refused citing serious health concerns. His loss.

rockinguitar876 · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 129 City: h-town

dude that sucks pretty bad

WhoUBe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 City: Spokane

d roc, when did the guy check it and did he check just nine mile? I'd like to go back there because it's so close, 5 mins in my case.

boarditup · Addict Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 731 City: Allendale, MI

You need hard data, not speculation. You are looking for fecal coliform and E Coli numbers. It is probably fine. It takes a lot of sewage to mess up a lake that large. All lakes have some levels of FC and EC, so don't get bugged by their presence. Raw sewage is mainly water in is typically very dilute.

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

thats crappy! haha Mr. Green

d roc · Outlaw Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 158 City: Spocompton

no he checked out 9 mile resort and then my boss rickys house down the lake,,idk how far you go down but its past the farm and stuff it has a slider in front...anyway dude checked there too and said it was basically the same as 9 mile i guess the lake actually moves faster than i thought...how ofen do you ride up there and whats your boat?