by John Cronin | Jul 13, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
In Tennessee, where typical daytime summer temperatures are locked in the high 80s and above, “about 176 river miles are posted due to bacterial contamination,” warns the state’s Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Causes of the contamination are...
by John Cronin | Jul 11, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
53% of Samples Taken at Wheeling, WV Unsafe. 23% of samples taken from the Ohio River tested unsafe for swimming due to bacterial contamination according to analyses conducted by the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) at six sites spread over five...