TPWD 1954 F-5-R-1 #104: Segment Completion Report: Pollution Study, Colheo River
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IL deteeLiLe t‘e eeLLee eLe Let: e ef heterei and mehamede pol luteLte which ef_eet
PRQQEDURE
IL eeLjLLe Lien with ether joi>e for th.ie prejeet, e search was made for sources
Of pelietien in ell of the waters LLder etudy.
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The LL1V inetehee L: man made peiiezi L where the eeuee and responsibility were
ievee te he eeeuretely LLLLL eeeered Lie? e eewege retaining tank} owned by the City
ef SeL Aegele, eveeit owed eLd releeeee Lee eeeeg into theCoLeho River, about enemhelf
"e heiee Besi Street Dem, Dieeevery flfli. exeminetiee ef the contaminated area was
Let eecempiiehed Leti.1 et leeet twelve Leeie eft er the first fieh were reported t0 heve
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ieea At that time the dieeelved e’yLe :eLteLt Lee 395 ppm end dieeoived carbon dim
Lide Lee 16 ppm. A eeeond we.tere dnfllve 1e wee taken eheut ene hundred yards above the
:i enteied the Liver eLi in that locality dissolved carbon dioxide was
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0 ppm” The eLeet Lumber 0f fish deetreyed and the completeheee
rhe fiem kill Lee impeeeihie te dfifififmiflfin However, teentv eight emellmoeth. eeffele
eighteen eeep, twehtvmehe rive? eerp euekeeey feurteeh freshwater drum, eight red here
9 3 fear ierge Leuth h 30: be.eeg eleven eeuthern channel cetfieh; twe fletheed Leta
fieh Lee tee white ereppie neteexeee were eeuhtefl Only adult fieh were included iL
thie eeeLt. IL edditie en te iflmee men.y Lizzerd ehed, euhfiehee end ehinere were elee
fleeteeyeea Peale eeLteiLiLg fieh eereeeeee ieeiuded about ohemheif mile of the stream
Lee :1 Live? heiee the peiht eepeered te he Lheffeeted Since insufficient evidence
Lee retei Lee Leeeeee of the dele;y iL eeeei* tieL ef the eree, and because city oftlelei
eLe Lttemhtnee te prevent e erfififluIILRCE ef the pellutien while finding L were eeeque te
meihee e? ewege Liepeeei. Le ehereee were fileéa Melieieue pollutien with Letehehe Lee
Lepeeted iL tee Loele '" " ' L; hewever euheeeuent investigation feilefi
te reveal the lfleflbity'flf the 19“"WPQ L “peneiele fer theee Vieletiene) IL edditieh te
theet LLeeL eeereee Li pfiljJLti LL eeeenele eii fiele pellutien may occur LL the South
CeLehe Rive? heeever Le evide" 'ei to
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free en eveefiee flf the Ci wt 0? See Anaeio Lerege diepesel syetem i.nte the Ceh.e‘ie R. L
‘ tw efiiei lei. ere ettemptieg te pr rereet e reoccurrehee of thie pollutien eLd ti» fied e
LOLe adequate eiepoeal system.
‘. Tee peels an the Earth Sehehe River were maieeieeely polluted by uLkLe LL persoe 80
Oil pellutieh LL the Seuth Cehehe Riv ie suepeeted, hewever evidence ie leckm
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