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Sunday, March 11, 2018





negative patterns can be transformed...
charcoal from local circle fire with stone, vegetation, Water & Earth cosmology
Swannanoa River
Asheville  NC

the conjunction of the Swannanoah River with the French Broad River...
at one time Asheville was a flourishing Native nature aligned agricultural, fishing and trade area...

near here recently a fuel spill posed a public health danger and toxin levels with the river 
"exceed the safety standards for human health"..

ASHEVILLE — Paddlers, dog walkers and anglers should stay out of the French Broad River from the Amboy Road Bridge north to downtown Marshall while a petroleum fuel spill is being cleaned up, health officials say.
On Sunday afternoon, thousands of gallons of oil spilled into the river from an above-ground storage tank at the Mountain Energy Bulk Fuel facility, at 288 Lyman St., about 100 feet from the river, said Laura Leonard, spokeswoman with the North Carolina Division of Waste Management, which has been overseeing cleanup.
Buncombe County Health and Human Services issued a recreation advisory for a 20-mile section of the French Broad River from Jean Webb Park (near the spill site, close to the former 12 Bones) north to Marshall, in Madison County, warning people and pets to avoid all contact with river water. ...
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/02/06/health-officials-after-fuel-spill-stay-out-french-broad-river/312205002/
ASHEVILLE — Many toxins found in the French Broad River after a home heating fuel spill on Feb. 4 were found to exceed the safety standards for human health and freshwater aquatic life, according to a report released Tuesday by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. ...
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/02/13/deq-report-excessive-toxin-levels-found-french-broad-river-after-fuel-spill/334273002/


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