Lance is a bit too arrogant here and he's definitely gotten some preferential treatment. Claiming ignorance for not knowing he had to get permits to build a dam is laughable. Even though he's a celeb, Lance is darn lucky he hasn't gotten slammed with multi million dollar fines for this stunt.
I don't blame the neighbors for being mad. Sounds like they've come up with an affordable solution and Lance ought to comply. He is lucky the environmental whackos haven't camped out on his doorstep yet but after this publicity, they just might.
That doesn't do diddly to restore two lost summers for the children.
Any lic contractor would have been aware that you need a permit for ANYTHING they build.
Damn dam water. What an ahole.
Either stupid or lying.
"He said he was unaware that he needed permits to build the dam..."
I find this patently unbelievable. But, unless he built the dam with his own hands, the contractor must have been pretty unbelievably stupid too.
So, the water is improving BUT, 'according to experts'...
Wouldn't be a case of the Houston Chronicle having an ax to grind with a guy seen biking with President Bush by dredging (/s) up a two year old story, now would it?
""If you're going to be downstream from somebody, don't be downstream from somebody famous," Davis said."
Beacuse then you have to deal with all their sh@* !
Is that the only car he owns...?
Jeez. Why didn't Clinton think of saying that. He could have ended Monica-gate in just two words.
All is better now. So move on.
It is a very fine powder, made from the skin of grapes. It is a very expensive commodity, but it would work perfectly in this situation.
When fermenting wine (or beer), it is very cloudy and/or opaque due to all of the particulates floating around (same as the waterhole). Add grape pectin after the fermentation, and it "coagulates" the particulate matter and causes it to sink to the bottom, collecting more particulates as it makes its way down (the clear wine is then siphoned out). With enough pectin, he could clear it in a week. It would cost less than the 500K he's spent on it already.
When you get out into the country, especially in the West, you don't mess with the water. The first time you do that your neighbor comes over and asks you to stop. The second time, he comes over and shoots you.
At least, that's the way it used to be. Maybe it still should be. Then you wouldn't have an arrogant "environmentalist" like Armstrong thinking that they can screw around with a creek that does not belong exclusively to him.
I have two jeeps and care about the Earth too, so what?? Pony up and fix your mess Mr Arrogant.
Pray for W and Our Troops
There are so many things that can contribute to an algae bloom. There was a drought, right? I've seen lakes, ponds & quarries algae-up after a good rainfall.
Lance, by not "doing it by the numbers", made himself a target on this one.
BTW, the scuba-reclamation project is a joke. They're going to make the situation worse by tearing up the bottom sediment, releasing other toxins that were settled there & encapsulated.
There are things that can be added to the water to clear it. Another poster mentioned grape pectin.
Well, shoot! That must mean the mess is all cleared up!"
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Could it be because you're an a-hole who's screwed up a natural resource, Lance?
Nothing like objective journalism.
Yeah, I can see Texans losing sleep over not hanging out with a "celebrity".
What an arrogant statement. You are not all that, Lancey boy. You stayed away from Texas too long - spending too much time as a Eurotwit - to think you can do whatever you want with a free creek that happens to flow through your property.
I would bet if someone upstream from him had done something like this, he would be at the forefront of the battle leading his "celebrity" friends.