Trash,Trash.Trash everywhere....on the street....in the gutters....down the corner inlet and drain.....and down into the Baltimore Harbor. Has it reached a point of no return? Are we helpless to do anything? Will the unsightly Trash Problem always be with us? Hell "no"!
Where is this Trash coming from? We know that there are too numerous to count vacant lots and houses in the middle of this Watershed and many are just filled with Trash. Could this be the Source of the 5 Tons of Trash that enters the Baltimore Harbor through it's Outflow Drain? We will know shortly. We have set up a Plan with the Baltimore City Code Enforcement Office and the DPW Solid Waste Trash Pickup Section to aggressively clean up the Trash in a targeted footprint in the middle of the Watershed and keep it cleaned for at least ten weeks to try and see if we can reduce the Trash coming into the Baltimore Harbor (June 14 through August 30,2010). We are also beefing up Community Participation in this Effort. The second part of the Plan is go after "hobt spots" in the rest of the Watershed and reduce Trash even moreso.
We are able to measure the amount of Trash because we have a Trash Interceptor that collects and measures what comes to it. Trash is not the only Pollutant,but it is the most visible one. Reducing Trash will bring about a Safe and Healthy Baltimore Harbor that can become one day fishable and swimmable. Come,Watch our Progress and help us to create a Cleaner,Greener and more Humane Baltimore. It is Doable with your Help! Best,Ray Bahr MD
The Journey to the Harris Creek Watershed Plan
Creating Community by promoting Justice
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