Friday, July 21, 2000
Boaters find less sewage in river
By Tim Bonfield
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Dave Stansbury, daughter Dana and niece Karrie race past friend Craig Profitt on the Ohio Thursday.
(Gary Landers photo)
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Some of the best news in years for boaters on the Ohio River lies buried along the new Fort Washington Way.
Officials credit a huge stormwater pipeline installed along Third Street and the rebuilt highway for a sharp reduction in health warnings over river conditions.
Cincinnati's Ohio River Water Quality Index tracks bacteria levels caused by raw sewage that reaches the river after heavy rains. In 1997 and 1998, the river quali ty was “unhealthful” nearly every other week. But this year, the city has reported only one unhealthful reading since early May.
A gulp of river water laced with fecal coliform bacteria can lead to a nasty case of diarrhea — or worse, expose a person to other infectious bugs found in sewage.
The Metropolitan Sewer District predicts the $10.7 million pipeline will cut the number of downtown sewer overflows from about 150 a year to fewer than 10.
“Any time boaters see that the river is getting cleaned up, they'll think that's great,” said Randy Reichelderfer, owner of the California Yacht Club.
While the new pipeline probably has made a difference, some river experts say the project has not made the river completely safe from high bacteria levels. Sewer problems on the Mill Creek, the Licking River and other waterways feeding into the Ohio must still be fixed.
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