tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270238.post4722469051449372424..comments2023-06-27T08:52:55.566-06:00Comments on The Marvelous A: The Care and Feeding of an Industrial FacilityAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17905923258826602899noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270238.post-70258726690892672392007-07-30T12:34:00.000-06:002007-07-30T12:34:00.000-06:00Actually, that sounds very plausible if the water'...Actually, that sounds very plausible if the water's coming from a <I>wastewater</I> treatment plant. We'll have to ask Kelly, my brother-in-law, who is the supervisor at the City wastewater plant. He'll know. I would think their discharge would be manna for mayflies, and therefore that theory could certainly be correct.<BR/><BR/>And now that I think about it, our waste discharge to the Bear River from the purification treatment plant is a mixture of non-toxic polymer sludge and all the silt and particulates we've removed from the water. So really, it's just condensed, disinfected river dirt, which is probably very rich in nutrients. <BR/><BR/>I've found tiny trout before in our sedimentation basin, though, and they don't seem to last long- at that stage the polymer may be too concentrated and clog their gills, or perhaps the particles don't contain anything edible. Hm.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to have to do some research.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905923258826602899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270238.post-86917744315120830712007-07-29T15:39:00.000-06:002007-07-29T15:39:00.000-06:00Wow that's really interesting. Does the treatment ...Wow that's really interesting. Does the treatment plant have any effect on the environment that you are aware of? I recall reading that one of the reasons the trout fishing is so good in the Bow below Calgary has to do with water rich in nutrients entering the stream from a treatment plant...the nutrients apparently enable massive mayfly hatches which enables fast trout growth. Could there be truth to that, or is it more likely a modern myth?mister anchovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047409406840291723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270238.post-69210777921560917582007-07-28T09:44:00.000-06:002007-07-28T09:44:00.000-06:00Speaking as one of the many things you've humanize...Speaking as one of the many things you've humanized, thank you.Shepcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435989618782168347noreply@blogger.com