07-30-2009, 10:27 PM
I have to admit I am truly surprised to see we got an answer on this one, Usualy I hear we will look in to it and I never hear anything about it ever again...
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Officials have determined what killed a large number of fish in the Rouge River earlier this week.
Sources say staff at the Stonycroft Hills Club in Bloomfield Hills came forward to say a chemical used at their facility was discharged into a storm drain that leads to the affected tributary.
An investigation by the Department of Environmental Quality, Water Bureau found that 240 ounces of Daconil Ultrek Turf Care mixed with 90 gallons of water was dumped into the storm drain. Daconil Ultrex Turf Care contains chlorothalonil, a fungicide used by many golf courses.
The Material Safety Data Sheet for Daconil Ultrex Turf Care indicates that it is highly toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Officials say they were able to determine that the club was the source of the chemical because, while dead fish were found downstream of the facility, no dead fish were found upstream.
Dumping a chemical like Daconil Ultrex Turf care is a violation of Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act of 1994. Anyone found guilty of a violation of the act could face thousands of dollars in fines.
The investigation into this week's fish kill is still ongoing. Stonycroft is required to submit a written response to the charges to the Department of Environmental Quality by August 14.
The response must describe the incident, what emergency responses were taken and what the club will do in the future to prevent a situation like this from occurring again.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Officials have determined what killed a large number of fish in the Rouge River earlier this week.
Sources say staff at the Stonycroft Hills Club in Bloomfield Hills came forward to say a chemical used at their facility was discharged into a storm drain that leads to the affected tributary.
An investigation by the Department of Environmental Quality, Water Bureau found that 240 ounces of Daconil Ultrek Turf Care mixed with 90 gallons of water was dumped into the storm drain. Daconil Ultrex Turf Care contains chlorothalonil, a fungicide used by many golf courses.
The Material Safety Data Sheet for Daconil Ultrex Turf Care indicates that it is highly toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Officials say they were able to determine that the club was the source of the chemical because, while dead fish were found downstream of the facility, no dead fish were found upstream.
Dumping a chemical like Daconil Ultrex Turf care is a violation of Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act of 1994. Anyone found guilty of a violation of the act could face thousands of dollars in fines.
The investigation into this week's fish kill is still ongoing. Stonycroft is required to submit a written response to the charges to the Department of Environmental Quality by August 14.
The response must describe the incident, what emergency responses were taken and what the club will do in the future to prevent a situation like this from occurring again.
Click on link to view vidio feed
[url "http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story/River-of-Dead-Fish-Traced-to-Golf-Club/_bueMW-qJkum9QaiNqLwrA.cspx"]River of Dead Fish Traced to Golf Club[/url]
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