Gravelly This Morning

[Matt Geiman]

Went to Gravelly this morning for my first time. Got there a little before 6. I saw the sign that says parking 6AM-10PM. There were some guys with bass boats waiting at the entrance.They cleared the barriers just before 6. Schoolies were biting good for the first 15 minutes( got about 5), but then shut off as the sun started to rise. If I only could get there earlier! Anyone know ways to access Gravelly before 6?

[Dan Davala - Founder/President]

You can park across the street at the "Limo Lot" which is the lot at the Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary (Duck Pond).  There are no time restrictions there.  Of course, you have to cross the G.W. parkway which can be dangerous at times so be careful.  It's a bit like playing frogger!

 

Dan Davala

[Matt Geiman]

Great, just what I was looking for. Thanks!

On Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:59:15 AM UTC-4, Matt Geiman wrote:

[Charlie Church]

Thanks for the report!

I have a question... I am moving into that area in the next 2 weeks (near Southside 815 in Old Town). I have been looking at wading GP as well as most of the surrounding area and was wondering if you are wearing waders in the summer or just free wading?

[Rich, Marek]

Wet wade, definitely!

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[Richard Farino]

Do yourself a favor and call here and talk to Grizzly about what company used to dump what chemicals into the back of the Duck Pond which drains at Gravelly Point, and ask him why he never fished either the pond or the outflow without wearing waders.

 

(703)527-2524

 

I don't fish it without waders either.

 

 

Regards,

 

 

R

 

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | ric...@urbanangler.com

[Dalton Terrell]

I have wet waded here before with the only issues being poison ivy, sunburn and lost pride but choose to wear waders in this area now. Three years ago, I remember a post on here from a fellow getting a nasty infection in a cut from wet wading the Potomac, and I've heard before that the river can have fecal bacteria levels several times above those of a flushed toilet after a rain. Just something to keep in mind.

See this article in the Washington Post from a few years back:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071302079.html 

Dalton

On Monday, August 13, 2012 1:36:23 PM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:

Do yourself a favor and call here and talk to Grizzly about what company used to dump what chemicals into the back of the Duck Pond which drains at Gravelly Point, and ask him why he never fished either the pond or the outflow without wearing waders.

 

(703)527-2524

 

I don't fish it without waders either.

 

 

Regards,

 

 

R

 

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | ric...@urbanangler.com

 

From: tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rod...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich, Marek
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Wet wade, definitely!

 

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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Gravelly This Morning

 

Thanks for the report!

I have a question... I am moving into that area in the next 2 weeks (near Southside 815 in Old Town). I have been looking at wading GP as well as most of the surrounding area and was wondering if you are wearing waders in the summer or just free wading?

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[Charlie Church]

hahahaha, glad i asked.

Waders it is. I figured that would be the answer but was worth questioning.

[Jeff Brach]

As part of that 20 year clean up plan mentioned in the article someone posted, they are constructing what I can only describe as a holding area for storm/waste water runoff on Bolling AFB.  We were told that one of the reasons for this construction effort was because the Blue Plains Water Treatment facility handles both waste water and storm water and easily gets overwhelmed despite being one of the largest in the world.  When the system is over capacity, then they dump the extra into the Potomac.  This happens 180 times a year on average which means it occurs even on days it isn't raining.  There is supposed to be several other holding areas, not just on Bolling, but I don't know where those are located.  These holding areas are underground, the size of  a Metro station, and should be unnoticeable to anyone above ground.  We were told that this effort should reduce the waste/storm water dumping down to around ~10 times each year.  I wish I could point to some source documentation for all of this but I can only relay what the base commander told us.

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hahahaha, glad i asked.

Waders it is. I figured that would be the answer but was worth questioning.

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[boatdrinks]

Yep they're building two places and about to start on the first.  They're both around 15 million gallons.  The rain events that cause the overflow occur about 65 times a year and these would really help.  They're using the same boring machine they used to do the metro so the facility will be a long tunnel.  This is from a meeting I had with george hawkins.

 

On Monday, August 13, 2012 2:51:23 PM UTC-4, Nomad wrote:

As part of that 20 year clean up plan mentioned in the article someone posted, they are constructing what I can only describe as a holding area for storm/waste water runoff on Bolling AFB.  We were told that one of the reasons for this construction effort was because the Blue Plains Water Treatment facility handles both waste water and storm water and easily gets overwhelmed despite being one of the largest in the world.  When the system is over capacity, then they dump the extra into the Potomac.  This happens 180 times a year on average which means it occurs even on days it isn't raining.  There is supposed to be several other holding areas, not just on Bolling, but I don't know where those are located.  These holding areas are underground, the size of  a Metro station, and should be unnoticeable to anyone above ground.  We were told that this effort should reduce the waste/storm water dumping down to around ~10 times each year.  I wish I could point to some source documentation for all of this but I can only relay what the base commander told us.

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Charlie Church <charlie...@gmail.com> wrote:

hahahaha, glad i asked.

Waders it is. I figured that would be the answer but was worth questioning.

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[Ryan Payne]

If anyone is interested in learning more about this project, please contact me. I work full time on the Blue Plains Tunnel project as a field engineer and would be happy to fill you in with some general details about the size and scope of this project. For more official information, I can put you in touch with our outreach department. This is an important project for the long term health of our rivers.  As a TPFR member, I have a special pride with the work at hand! 

 

The first phase, the Blue Plains Tunnel, begins at the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant and ends at the Main Pump Station adjacent to Nationals stadium. The tunnel will be bored by TBM approx 150 feet below ground and underneath the Potomac river in places. There are access shafts under construction at Bolling and near the 11th street bridge. 

 

The tunnel itself will store the combined sewer overflow (CSO) and when complete will measure approx. 23 feet inside diameter and 5 miles long. When the tunnel is complete and all other CSO's are diverted away from the rivers and into the tunnel, these overflow events will be reduced by 99%. 

 

In the meantime, wear waders!

[Ryan Payne]

...Also, The elevator pitch we're given:

 

The Clean Rivers Project is DC Water's 20-year program to reduce combined-sewer overflows to the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and Rock Creek.

 

It is the largest local construction project since the establishment of Metro

 

To learn more, please visit www.dcwater.com/cleanrivers

 

(There's a clever animated video here that has been developed for kids, but is very interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ug1hravb9Q&feature=plcp)

[Mike Honcho]

You could park your car up the parkway and ride a bike at anytime you'd like. Maybe in Crystal City?

On Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:59:15 AM UTC-4, Matt Geiman wrote: