Interesting AP wire story

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dude that sucks. I would have to think that most understand the severe drought in the Southeast, but I also think many would scoff at the simple way of life the town evidently lives.
 
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What is surprising to me is the town's proximity to the mighty Tennessee... Why run a pipe to Bridgeport instead of South Pittsburgh?
 
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i'm guessing TVA regulations? total mere speculation, but with all the TVA uses the Tennessee for, maybe they had some say in it.
 
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I'm gonna have to say that I'm not wild about the idea that he is driving to Alabama and stealing our water. That's for us. You know we're in a drought too!
 
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TuskALoosa said:
I'm gonna have to say that I'm not wild about the idea that he is driving to Alabama and stealing our water. That's for us. You know we're in a drought too!
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It's not your water... It is the Tennessee River... not the Alabama Creek.
 
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TuskALoosa said:
I'm gonna have to say that I'm not wild about the idea that he is driving to Alabama and stealing our water. That's for us. You know we're in a drought too!
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As far as I can tell, the city is PURCHASING water from New Hope, AL.

If they're willing to sell it... :dunno: :p
 
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Plano Vol said:
You can have it....after it flows past Eastman Chemical, it's not worth much.
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correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that make the entire Tennessee River not worth much? The Holston River(s) flow into the French Broad and become the Tennessee River, right?

Would that also make the Mississippi not worth much after the Ohio flows into it?

Edit: Btw, I should point out it's the Holston that flows through Eastman, not the Tennessee, hence the reason for my question.
 
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TuskALoosa said:
When both of it's banks are in our state it's ours. By gawd![/quote

You can have it....after it flows past Eastman Chemical, it's not worth much.
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City of Atlanta thinks it's worth a lot. They've been trying to finagle a pipeline from Chattanooga for decades.

This drought is weird for us(scenic city) I come to work and half the people here can't water their lawns at all(GA residents) while the rest of us have zero restrictions.
 
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volfanbill said:
correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that make the entire Tennessee River not worth much? The Holston River(s) flow into the French Broad and become the Tennessee River, right?

Would that also make the Mississippi not worth much after the Ohio flows into it?

Edit: Btw, I should point out it's the Holston that flows through Eastman, not the Tennessee, hence the reason for my question.
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The north fork of the Holston is fed by water that drains from the coal fields...there have been mercury warnings related to fishing in that river for decades. The south fork flows by Eastman....ever worked at the Big E sport? Do you realize that the Patrick Henry dam does a release early every morning to sort of push things down stream. I used to work with the gang that fed the african geese that lived on the river. I always joked that we had to wind up the geese. As far as the French Broad goes, some portion of that flows by Canton and the big paper mill. Tennesse has had several squabbles with NC of water quality and dioxin poisoning, also for decades.
The Nolichucky flows by Nuclear Fuel Services where they may still make all the power rods for the Navy...there have been several MUFs over the years. We used to joke about glowing in the dark after tubing expeditions on the 'Chucky.

There was also the time they shut down the water intakes for Knoxville public water in order to allow a bad spill from Eastman to flow downstream.

Without commenting on the Ohio and upper Mississippi, water quality in LA has also been a concern for years.

I was making a funny and maybe filtration can remove most of the contaminants and I'm sure dirty water is better than none at all. The fact remains, water quality for the whole Mississippi basin is a serious issue.
 
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Plano Vol said:
The north fork of the Holston is fed by water that drains from the coal fields...there have been mercury warnings related to fishing in that river for decades. The south fork flows by Eastman....ever worked at the Big E sport? Do you realize that the Patrick Henry dam does a release early every morning to sort of push things down stream. I used to work with the gang that fed the african geese that lived on the river. I always joked that we had to wind up the geese. As far as the French Broad goes, some portion of that flows by Canton and the big paper mill. Tennesse has had several squabbles with NC of water quality and dioxin poisoning, also for decades.
The Nolichucky flows by Nuclear Fuel Services where they may still make all the power rods for the Navy...there have been several MUFs over the years. We used to joke about glowing in the dark after tubing expeditions on the 'Chucky.

There was also the time they shut down the water intakes for Knoxville public water in order to allow a bad spill from Eastman to flow downstream.

Without commenting on the Ohio and upper Mississippi, water quality in LA has also been a concern for years.

I was making a funny and maybe filtration can remove most of the contaminants and I'm sure dirty water is better than none at all. The fact remains, water quality for the whole Mississippi basin is a serious issue.
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thanks for calling me sport there chap. I appreciate it. I know what you were getting at. I also know that serious regulations have come on Eastman and NFS so that they don't contaminate the water and EPS officials monitor it very closely. The only reason I asked, was if you view as worthless from the moment it passes by Eastman, then the whole TN river is worthless. I know all about the Holston Rivers, Patrick Henry, and the Nolichucky. I've been around all of them my whole life. I was just wanting clarification on your statement.
 
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You blokes certainly get fired up about interesting things.
 
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If you know about the rivers, you know about the problems. It's a wonder to me that wildlife survives at all.
 
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there was quote in that article that made me think about Hank Williams Jr's. Country Folks Can Survive song.

"I feel for the folks in Atlanta," he says, his gravelly voice barely rising above the sound of rushing water from the town's tank. "We can survive. We're 145 people. You've got 4.5 million people down there. What are they going to do? It's a scary thought."
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Interestingly enough about two years ago, they ran tests on the Holston Rivers, Boone Lake, S. Holston Lake, and Watauga. all 3 came well below national levels and not one came anywhere near levels that would even cause a water specialist to raise an eyebrow.
 
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