Cyanide and Ammonium-Nitrate spill, apparently.
Not sure why they are calling burns ditch the calumet. Do they run together?? I dont think so??? Seen a few floating a couple weeks ago. Thought they were just some early spawners dying quicker than usual.
Burns Ditch is from the lake to where the east and west branch of the Little Calumet meet each other. So yes, Burns Ditch is the Little Calumet River, essentially
Disgusting!!! --- I have lived in the region my whole life and am absolutely grateful for the jobs and the industry plays here but this business of "accidentally" polluting Lake Michigan has got to stop! Goodness gracious -- this is 2019 and the frequency of these accidents is ridiculous... From what I read in the local paper this morning, there was suspicion of this spill as early as Monday of this week. It wasn't until Thursday or so before it was fully reported. In the meantime, people were exposed and the habitat of millions of organisms were compromised to the point of death. We as responsible taxpayers are supposed to TRUST these industries and their devices to INSURE these events do not occur. Historically, the event is slowly downplayed and the industry that is making good profits pays a "fine" and supposedly all is well. We as sportspeople and those who simply enjoy the outdoors are once again on the short end of the stick and in my opinion totally disrespected and ignored. I really don't know what type of punishment or penalty should be implemented but the lack of accountability by major industry on our lakefront is DISGUSTING! Sorry for spouting off but most of us really enjoy the lakefront and tolerate and understand the necessity of our industrial neighbors. We wish they would respect our environment.
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