delta_queen

Howdy, Am hoping to get a green light before I post and break some rule and get banned. (I've been a member for several years as a hobby). I am helping market a fly shop for sale in Norfork, AR on the White River. I'd like to post a link / add postlet html to the Shop that is for sale - by broker - in the buy / sell / trade forum category. Is this allowed? I know better than to spam it over and over. In addition, do you sell ad space for small business - I see the large banners from Jeep etc that must come from a large syndicate machine. Just wondering if there is a way to market this fly / fish shop on your site aside from one post to the buy forum? Thanks, Delta

I live on South Sylamore Creek. It's generally floatable in May. (see my profile pic for fishing...) North SYlamore is only floatable directly after big rain event. North Branch not known for fishing. Send me a PM for livery service details....

no bites yet. he reports. still too swift/high. Floating sure is great tho. color = perfect.

I'm on a spring creek 40 minutes se of 65 bridge. (sylamore creek) It runs very similar to the buff. Our creek is GORGEOUS right now. Hubs out fishing it as we speak.

http://www.gilbertstore.com/ the gilbert store has rafts, cabins, and more. rarely see rafts on this river though. I can think of nothing more family friendly than this experience.

Thanks for the report Cameron! I can't imagine EVER catching a fish that big. I am going to call you up and ask you to guide me :-) What a great day it must have been on the water. ~V PS, A certain somebody in Heber left a message on my phone that a certain something had been repaired..... Now I just need to get it back to together.

OH NO! Bank fishing is Great right now in tributaries of the LR, but if want your boat maybe you'll have to go to the White? Or stay along the shores of the lake?

We almost bought one of those lots. Did you get one of the lower ones? Very pretty. Did you get a gillion chigger bites when you were surveying? Welcome aborad. ~ Virginia

Point taken and I too have seen dead horses and dogs in Sylamore due to the floods this year, but these couple of cows were thrown smack dab on top of a large dump site of moutnains of trash. It would be too uncanny for them to have floated downstream and gently placed on top of the other stuff. (the dump chute from above is well above the flood line) How they died is not my concern du jour. <struck by lightening?> The obvious way they were added to an active dump site on a beautiful creek is... Anyhoo, they'll decompose soon enough... The appliances and cars will not.

to quote ADEQ: It IS illegal to dump cattle and solid waste in creeks and streams in AR. I have been given names and numbers for department heads. I will probably continue most of my updates on my blog going forward. When I have a finale, I'll post it here. You folks are most appreciated. Zander, that was a good post. thanks for sharing.

I google earth just got a VM from ADEQ. GAME ON!

I left a VM with our local rep for the EPA. Here is what their web page says about this situation: Clean Water Act - Citizen Complaints Citizen that perceive environmental problems related to the Clean Water Act should report finding to EPA. Providing quality information will greatly assist the agency in assuring compliance. Before reporting to EPA, gather as much information as you can and be prepared to relate the information over the telephone or by mail to EPA. If you cannot gather information safely and legally (e.g. do not enter private property without permission), relay your concerns to the agency and EPA will determine a best course of action. Clean Water Act complaints should be reported to the following EPA Enforcement Coordinators: Texas Alan Vaughn 214-665-7487 Oklahoma Robert Houston 214-665-8565 Arkansas Jana Harvill 214-665-8369 Louisiana Mona Tates 214-665-7152 New Mexico Diana McDonald 214-665-6475 You may file a complaint by telephoning the above EPA Enforcement Coordinators or by clicking on their name and submitting an e-mail. The following information should be provided with every complaint: The physical location where the problem is occurring, including county. Any contact names, telephone numbers, and mailing addresses. Your name, address and telephone (you may remain anonymous, but we might not place as high a priority on anonymous complaints). A description of the environmental concerns and any specific environmental impacts including dates and times when observed. Please provide the name of any named Waters of the U.S. impacted. Some examples are: 1) discharge into unnamed wetland, thence to tributaries of the Rio Grande River; or 2) discharge into Galveston Bay; or 3) discharge into unnamed drainage ditches, thence to Buffalo Bayou. Please provide the names and locations of any other businesses or activities nearby that may also be contributing to the environmental problem such as an upstream wastewater treatment plant to a fish kill. Any additional information you have such as pictures, documentation, sampling data, historical information, stream marker number or stream segments, etc. The following are examples of environmental problems relating to the Clean Water Act that should be reported to EPA: Fish Kill - Any time a fish kill is observed, please report all known information such as time observed, number of fish, type of fish (if known). Additionally, you should report fish kills to U.S. Fish and Wildlife as well as their State counter parts (e.g. Texas Parks and Wildlife). Sanitary Sewer Overflow - sanitary sewer system lines should not break and if there is a discharge, many environmental and health problems can result from untreated sewage. Please do not confuse a sanitary sewer line with a storm sewer line. In addition to reporting a broken sanitary line to EPA, please report this information to your local municipality operating the sanitary line so that they can repair the line. Most sanitary sewer overflows happen during rain events resulting from the rain improperly infiltrating into the sanitary lines causing them to overflow. Any unknown pipe discharging into a Waters of the U.S. that appears to be unpermitted (e.g. can't identify an owner/operator that can confirm its NPDES permitting status) and impacting the receiving water. Storm Water discharges from industrial activities such as construction projects and heavy industry that are resulting in adverse impacts (e.g. sedimentation runoff, oil sheens, etc.). Dumping or pouring pollutants into Waters of the U.S. such as observing someone dumping drums into a creek should be reported to EPA. This includes pouring used motor oil into a storm drain. Storm Sewer collection systems (e.g. storm drains in streets) are not treated and flow directly to Waters of the U.S. Any type of non-storm water connection into a storm sewer system should be reported to EPA. Connecting a sanitary sewer line into a storm sewer system is an example of an illicit connection that should be corrected immediately "Waters of the US " is defined as: Waters of the United States 40 CFR 122.2 For purposes of the Clean Water Act, "Waters of the United States" means: (a) All waters which are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; ( All interstate waters, including interstate "wetlands"; © All other waters such as interstate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds the use, degradation, or destruction of which would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters: (1) Which are or could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other purposes; (2) From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce; or (3) Which are used or could be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce; (d) All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States under this definition; (e) Tributaries of waters identified in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this definition; (f) The territorial sea; and (g) Wetlands adjacent to waters (other than waters that are themselves wetlands) identified in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this definition. Waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the requirements of CWA are not waters of the United States. So this should indeed fall under their jurisdiction. ( at a minumum - motor oil) But I'm no lawyer

There are some hot and heavy opinions going on in the General Forum with this post.... Several have said the EPA... Seems like a daunting place to start, but I'll look into it.

My tip or trick for you is to start out as early as possible or as late as possible that Sunday. The Sunday of Memorial day weekend is swamped with people. It's a canoe parade.

oh, you curmudgeon you. 'your experience' jived with our local judge's. He said if it's on private property, good luck. 2 or 3 weeks have past since I saw these dumps, and I'm bothered by it still. Even in my sleep. If I can report the land owners and somebody at least gives them a spanking and they think twice before doing it again, well then maybe....