Liv'smom
Beach Lover
There was a bit of settling, but the water was still brown. Not at all like the clear waters of our lake.
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An unwanted contribution to Lake Powell from St. Joe Co.
- Thread starter Liv'smom
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There was a bit of settling, but the water was still brown. Not at all like the clear waters of our lake.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Liv'sMom,
May I encourage you to take another sample of that muck and strain it through a white coffee filter, and then take some photos? I would like to see if that is sludge or tannins. I think the coffee filter photo will give us a much better picture than the bottle of what looks to be a nasty Pepsi or Coke. Maybe also note the quantity of water you filter with the photo (eg -- 500 ml, 1 litre, etc. )
May I encourage you to take another sample of that muck and strain it through a white coffee filter, and then take some photos? I would like to see if that is sludge or tannins. I think the coffee filter photo will give us a much better picture than the bottle of what looks to be a nasty Pepsi or Coke. Maybe also note the quantity of water you filter with the photo (eg -- 500 ml, 1 litre, etc. )
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Is lake Powell where the state park Camp Helen is? Phillips Inlet area. I was there a few weeks ago and was walking near the lagoon area and noticed what i thought was oil flowing in the water. I did ask the park manager what that was and he had no clue. yeah sure!!! It was pretty nasty looking that is for sure.
Liv'smom
Beach Lover
SJ, thanks for the contact info. I would be happy to strain some of the water. I will do it later this afternoon and post the pics. Like I said in my first post, they are testing the water to find out what it is and I will let you know what they find.
Liv'smom
Beach Lover
That's exactly what I thought of when I first saw it. A bottle of strong black coffee. Although I doubt you would want to sample it.
seacrestkristi
Beach Fanatic
That is some nasty lookin' stuff 
Keep on it Liv'smom. 
Good work gull.
BTW, that is a beautiful shot of your little gull.
Keep on it Liv'smom. Good work gull. BTW, that is a beautiful shot of your little gull.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Liv;sMom,
With your interest in protecting the Lake, you might contact Sky, with the CBA, and find out about volunteering for the CBA to collect data on a monthly basis for the CBA. It would require no more than about 3 hours per sampling. Being a mom, you might not have time to do it, but just wanted you to be aware that the opportunity to help, and learn more about our rare Lakes, is available.
With your interest in protecting the Lake, you might contact Sky, with the CBA, and find out about volunteering for the CBA to collect data on a monthly basis for the CBA. It would require no more than about 3 hours per sampling. Being a mom, you might not have time to do it, but just wanted you to be aware that the opportunity to help, and learn more about our rare Lakes, is available.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Liv'smom, you might find the following information from the Walton County Comprehensive Plan, useful in these circumstances.
"Policy C-1.1.3: The channeling of untreated runoff which does not meet the drainage level of service standard established in this plan directly into water bodies or other environmentally sensitive areas by new development or redevelopment, new roads or road-building shall be prohibited."
"Policy C-1.1.3: The channeling of untreated runoff which does not meet the drainage level of service standard established in this plan directly into water bodies or other environmentally sensitive areas by new development or redevelopment, new roads or road-building shall be prohibited."
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
I wondered that too - kept seeing the opening montage and song from the Beverly Hillbillies!
Can't even imagine the can of worms that would open!
Any updates on this?