RMA Poudre Rock Report

Boaters and friends of the Poudre, another asphalt truck has landed in the river, four miles downstream from the first. The clean-up crews were hoping to be done with the Bridges clean up by this weekend, and now they have another incident on the Filter Plant. The Filter Plant run will be closed to all activities for at least a week, perhaps two.

Water flow update- they had just released more water for the farmers this morning and are diverting it at the North Poudre Diversion (Monroe Tunnel) at MM 115.5 (the low head damn just downstream from BTO). I will keep you posted as more info comes in. For now, the flow through Filter Plant is about 25cfs. Have a safe holiday weekend.

Boaters, the clean up is going well- they have 50% of the tar bagged and tagged. However, the remaining 50% (including what’s on the near shore where the truck came to rest) will take the remainder of the week to clean up. The EPA is “hopeful” they can finish the clean-up and open the river for recreation (and drinking water for Ft Collins and Greeley) by the Labor Day weekend. As soon as I hear news I will relay it to you.

In the mean time, the canyon will remain cool today- highs in the upper 60’s, maybe touching the low 70’s- partly cloudy and late afternoon thunder showers. Have fun and be safe.

Still closed for clean up.

Per Larimer County Sheriff, CDOT, Forest Service and EPA, the Bridges Run will remain closed until further notice. As soon as something changes I will let you all know. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

I am still looking for the official word on the status of the Bridges Run closure. In the mean time, check out boater/PFA Capt. Kelly Close’s images of the scene to see the severity of the situation at http://flickr.com/gp/kclose/H947K6. As you can see from the photos, our beloved River is majorly contaminated. All early reports anticipate a long clean-up.