Fish Kill In Clear Creek @ Monett

[Bill B.]

Saw this on the news wire this morning:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MO_CHEMICAL_SPILL_FISH_KILL_MOOL-?SITE=MOCOD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[5bites]

Now I wonder if they will be held accountable.

[fishinwrench]

Now I wonder if they will be held accountable.

It would only benefit the lawyers if they were. And of course raise the price of a chicken dinner.

[5bites]

Lol good point.

[ollie]

I saw that as well. I thought they said something like 6 miles of dead fish? Did I hear that right? Either way sounds like what happened years back in SW City with the chicken plant there.

[Bird Watcher]

I wonder if there was impact to Shoal Creek.

[REDSOXWSCHAMP]

. And of course raise the price of a chicken dinner.

I was thinking the same thing

[ness]

I wonder if there was impact to Shoal Creek.

Me too

[Tim Smith]

It would only benefit the lawyers if they were. And of course raise the price of a chicken dinner.

There will be reparations based on the number of fish killed.

If you don't make those guys pay, they'll be spewing ammonia into streams all night and day.

Beef is pretty good too.

[Terrierman]

Ammonia is a big deal. Practically every wastewater treatment plant in the state (and for that matter, most of the U.S.) is going to have to undergo a significant upgrade to meet new much lower limits on ammonia that are coming. Certain mussels and gilled snails are particularly sensitive to ammonia and new limits are meant to protect those species. Basically every stream in Missouri has them and the theory goes that if they're not in a particular stream reach it's because present ammonia levels in wastewater discharges are to blame for their absence and they will come back as soon as the ammonia levels allow. That 6 mg/l limit that Monett has now is headed down towards 0.6. We are talking billions of dollars worth of upgrades in Missouri alone. Plus increased operation and maintenance costs too. Get used to the idea of higher sewer bills. Its all part of a lot of people on the planet and us learning more about how we affect mother nature and how best to keep from completely fouling our own nest.