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Encourage Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman
to Move Forward With the Fifth Avenue Dam Project
The Sierra Club Central Ohio Group encourages the City of Columbus to
prioritize the removal of the Fifth Avenue Dam, which is a threat to
both public safety and clean water. The hydraulic current of the dam is
capable of trapping and drowning even the strongest of swimmers. In
addition, the pool behind the dam is the only area of the main stem of
the Olentangy that does not meet EPA water quality standards. The slow
currents and low oxygen behind the dam exacerbate the problems caused by
combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Therefore, removing the dam would
complement and enhance the City’s existing Wet Weather Management Plan
to eliminate CSOs and clean up the Olentangy River.
Please
click here
for a detailed update of the Fifth Avenue Dam. Click on the email link
to thank Mayor Michael Coleman for the progress made up to date and to
encourage him to move forward with the next steps toward dam removal.
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