The photo on the top is taken from the Swinging Bridge at the west end of Goshen Pass where the Maury is formed at the confluence of the Calfpasture River (left) and the Little Calfpasture River (right - 8/10 of a mile downstream of the Goshen BSA dam). The 2nd photo is looking downstream from the Swinging Bridge. These images were taken May 19th, 2009 - 72+ hours after rainfall. The silt released from the lake was more than significant. The Little Calfpasture above the lake was relatively clear and free of sediment.The Little Calfpasture below the dam has been identified as an officially impaired section of stream by the Virginia DEQ - under the Clean Water Act. Recently the DEQ has begun a process to develop a strategy to repair this section of stream. It took 16 years to get this clean-up started after the 1992 Fishkill Report because responsibility for the problem has been contested by the NCAC BSA. The fact that this willful pollution has persisted despite multiple state agencies' efforts is an example of the "stewardship" of the BSA. This is not to mention the failure to comply with dam safety standards since they went into effect in 1978 (see earlier post).
Photo taken in 1992 to document fish kill caused by silt released from dam. Click for more fish kill photos
