Irony.

[wedge40]

Just thought I'd toss this out here for some discussion.
Watching the news this week and seen a report of somewhere in NY (I think it was) where they were running out of room to pile the snow. Not too weird I thought, then the guy they are interviewing says they use to dump the snow in the river but now they are not allowed to, so they have to pile it up, but they have run out of places to pile it. Not sure if they are trucking it to neighboring towns or what. Anybody else find this stupid?

Wedge

 

[Big Bri]

living down south that is one thing we don't have to worry about. but does sound kinda silly that they can't put it in the river or water ways. . . its going to get there one way or the other.

 

[dave1949]

I think the idea is keep the salts and other pavement treatment stuff out of the river. I think Boston is allowed to dump some in the salt water harbor.

Also saw an ice melter machine somewhere that is gas fired. It will keep up with a big front-end loader. Don't know where they drain the melt water to, probably sewer system.
Dave.

 

[Big Bri]

I think the idea is keep the salts and other pavement treatment stuff out of the river. I think Boston is allowed to dump some in the salt water harbor.

Also saw an ice melter machine somewhere that is gas fired. It will keep up with a big front-end loader. Don't know where they drain the melt water to, probably sewer system.
Dave.

you know i think i saw a video of that some where on this site. . . it was pretty cool.

 

[wedge40]

living down south that is one thing we don't have to worry about. but does sound kinda silly that they can't put it in the river or water ways. . . its going to get there one way or the other.

My thought exactly. Once spring comes the run off will end up in the river.:confused2:

Guy I work with suggested digging big hole to put the the snow in, then it would become a lake, which in turn is protected so next winter you need more big holes. Pretty soon you'd have town full small lakes. :laughing:

Wedge

 

[wvpolekat]

Start piling it on the golf courses.

 

[blueone]

Start piling it on the golf courses.

X2 on that:thumbsup:

 

[DrainPondDesign]

NYS DEC is just trying to slow the release of salt into the waterways and allow picking up the trash the plows scaped up with the snow.

Rural living is like one cow in a pasture, it poops and nature takes care of it.

City living is like a stock-yard, too much poop in too small an area so they must take care of it.

 

[silvertramp]

NYS DEC is just trying to slow the release of salt into the waterways and allow picking up the trash the plows scaped up with the snow.

Rural living is like one cow in a pasture, it poops and nature takes care of it.

City living is like a stock-yard, too much poop in too small an area so they must take care of it.

Well Put.:thumbsup:

 

[crazyal]

Sounds like they can't see the forest because of all the trees. Sounds like somebody with a nice sized field they don't use could make a nice living charging the city to take the snow off their hands, lol.

 

[wedge40]

Well Put.:thumbsup:

Sounds like there are too many cows or the slaughter house is too slow.

Wedge

 

[Ductape]

Also saw an ice melter machine somewhere that is gas fired. It will keep up with a big front-end loader. Don't know where they drain the melt water to, probably sewer system.
Dave.

A city not far from me tried one out. They parked it right over a storm drain that runs........................... you guessed it ! Into the river !! :confused2:

 

[dave1949]

A city not far from me tried one out. They parked it right over a storm drain that runs........................... you guessed it ! Into the river !! :confused2:

Figures.

I'm not sure the southern folks realize how dirty city street plowed snow is. If I melted it and warmed it up, offered you a bath - you would decline.
Dave.

 

[Gator6x4]

Let’s see if I understand this; Dump the snow containing, salts, carcinogens, trash and other debris in the water way, kill off aquatic life, pullulate the water then apply for Federal Tax Dollars to clean the water way and re-energize the water way to support aquatic life. Forget anything yes, the part about it didn’t take a rocket scientist to know that would occur if they dumped the snow in the river.

 

[Don87]

Let痴 see if I understand this; Dump the snow containing, salts, carcinogens, trash and other debris in the water way, kill off aquatic life, pullulate the water then apply for Federal Tax Dollars to clean the water way and re-energize the water way to support aquatic life. Forget anything yes, the part about it didn稚 take a rocket scientist to know that would occur if they dumped the snow in the river.

I think you might have missed post #12.

The stuff you mentioned is going into the rivers, bays, and lakes. Doesn't much matter whether it's in a truck or whether it's runoff.

Only real difference is that by dumping, you can actually drive through the cities.

 

[Johnbro]

I think the idea is keep the salts and other pavement treatment stuff out of the river. I think Boston is allowed to dump some in the salt water harbor.

Also saw an ice melter machine somewhere that is gas fired. It will keep up with a big front-end loader. Don't know where they drain the melt water to, probably sewer system.
Dave.

I saw an investor pitch for one of these--they were getting some sales traction in Ontario, for exactly this reason: in the snowier areas, you run out of places to pile the snow. But I can only imagine the melter must use an enormous amount of energy.