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Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:33 pm
by NJAngler
Pretty sad and just so stupid. You don't have any sort of contingency plan for a power outage????

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2 ... s-say.html

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:16 pm
by martalus
Well that's a travesty to see all those dead and dying wild trout!

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:26 am
by Troutman
:( :( :( :(

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:27 am
by Fishybig
I wonder how it affected the no- kill stretch down below? There are a few feeders,ground water seeps and deep deep pools.....haven't fished it up in tatamy in many yrs.....

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:29 am
by Jaybird
They say , that they have back up generators but not diesel fueled . Not sure how or why this problem can't be resolved .

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:44 am
by Fishybig
No excuse as it's not the first time it's happened

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:46 am
by Twism86
How can the flow of the river be dependent on pumps from a concrete factory?? How is that allowed?

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:48 am
by Rusty Spinner
Twism86 wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:46 am
How can the flow of the river be dependent on pumps from a concrete factory?? How is that allowed?
It happened long ago when the original quarry owner punched through the limestone aquifer, diverting all the water that would be in the river into a sinkhole. That is the water that is pumped back into the river 24/7. PA is a joke when it comes to this stuff. In NJ, a company that de-watered a trout stream would be punished severely and they would have to have backup diesel generators that kick on automatically to keep their pump(s) running after that first experience. This has happened before and likely will again.....

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:03 pm
by Johnw
Apparently the Bushkill went bone dry again!!

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:29 am
by Fishybig
How recent???

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:57 am
by Johnw
Info posted in the last couple of days with pictures on paflyfish.com

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:21 am
by Fishybig
Ty ...will look into it

Re: Bushkill fish kill...

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:48 am
by Rusty Spinner
Johnw wrote:
Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:03 pm
Apparently the Bushkill went bone dry again!!
Yes it did, and still no outrage by PA DEP. It's amazing to me how little PA cares about its trout waters.