Someone sent me these photos of runoff flowing from the property of businesses adjacent to the Georgetown Branch Trail. In one case a business was intentionally dumping water (though it could very well be more than water) onto the trail. Admittedly, the GBT's days are numbered with it soon to be replaced by the Purple Line/Capital Crescent Trail, but it's something the County should plan for along it's trails. The County should help adjacent landowners to manage their storm water better with rain gardens and rain barrels, and create penalties - especially for businesses - that intentionally route waste water onto county trails. Such policies should find their way into the County's new Bicycle Master Plan.
Also, Metro is shut down today (in case you didn't know) what have you noticed?
That part of the trail has some teeth-chattering ruts.
Posted by: Dan Willett | March 16, 2016 at 12:01 PM
"You are being cited for polluting without a permit. It's not like those permits are hard to get."
Simpsons paraphrase
Posted by: DE | March 16, 2016 at 01:02 PM
I tried to contact MoCo about this and they weren't much interested. So, they are willing to spend a few thousand on fixing the trail, but not sending someone around to tell the factory owner not to dump on the trail.
Posted by: SJE | March 16, 2016 at 04:36 PM
The Metro Branch Trail is like this too where is parallels the construction staging area. In a few years, bad drainage will begib to scour under the trail
Posted by: Zack Rules | March 17, 2016 at 09:01 AM
Yeah, the met branch is built on top of the old Tyber River, so it's not surprising it has drainage issues. Someone I used to talk to about the trail really wanted DC to buy extra land in the corridor to daylight part of that.
Posted by: Washcycle | March 17, 2016 at 10:05 AM
The Tyber? DC's fascination with Rome goes further than I thought
Posted by: SJE | March 17, 2016 at 11:31 AM
Sorry, Tiber Creek.
Posted by: washcycle | March 17, 2016 at 11:45 AM
One of Ajay Bhatt's persistent whines on Facebook is the supposed lack of a stormwater management plan for the Purple Line.
Posted by: antibozo | March 17, 2016 at 05:48 PM
I have to give Ajay credit, he still hasn't given up. I still get fundraising emails from his pet organization predicting imminent success in whatever quixotic step they're about to take.
Posted by: Crickey7 | March 18, 2016 at 09:30 AM