THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, June 30, 1996 TAG: 9606280170
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ERIC FEBER, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: 64 lines
Many parts of the city's waterways are cleaner thanks to the work performed by a large volunteer contingent from Chesapeake.
According to the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council, 427 volunteers joined this year's Clean the Bay Day June 8.
The Chesapeake volunteers collected 14,661 pounds of debris and litter from 16 miles of the Elizabeth River, Indian River, Northwest River and Deep Creek.
Volunteers cleaned land areas along the water's edge and others scooped up trash while navigating the water in small boats.
According to Gail McClure Bradshaw with the Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department's Special Programs office, which oversees CEIC activities, volunteers not only clean up but they also tallied data on the types and sources of waterway trash. This information was sent to the Center for Marine Conservation, which will be added to an area-wide study on the sources of waterway pollution.
As part of a ``Keep Your Butts Off the Beach Campaign,'' designed to help eliminate the No. 1 form of beach trash, volunteers also distributed portable ashtrays provided by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Keep America Beautiful.
Thousands of cigarette butts were collected during the one-day campaign Other trash and debris found included drink cans, bottles, fast-food containers, fishing lines and crab pots. Commercial shipping areas along waters yielded tires, ropes, auto parts, buckets and building materials.
Other unusual items found in and around the water included railroad track materials, a sink, bandages, balloons, foam rubber, fabric, lights, various articles of clothing, a flare, a refrigerator door, sheet metal, sporting goods, three puppies and a dead dog.
Here is a list of the zones, leaders and groups who helped clean Chesapeake's waterways.
Businesses along the water: Atlantic Energy Inc. (Ray Faircloth, zone captain); Elizabeth River Terminals (Phil Stedfast, zone captain); Hunstman Chemical (Heidi Maanavi, zone captain); Texaco Lubricants (Steve Dail, zone captain); and Browning Ferris Industries (Donald Goad, zone captain).
Indian River - Joe Young, zone captain: Young's Auto Body Shop.
Elizabeth River Park and Boat Landing - Felicia Blow of the Southeastern Public Service Authority, zone captain: Naval Security Group Activity Northwest, Chesapeake Bay Youth Conservation Corps, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, USS Ramage, Southeastern Public Service Authority and Chesapeake Community Corrections.
Deep Creek Lock Park - Emmaletta Mitchell of the CEIC, zone captain: Cub Scout Pack No. 462 and the Deep Creek High School Key Club.
Deep Creek - Mike Kirsch of the Deep Creek Ruritan Club, zone captain: Deep Creek Ruritans Club.
Great Bridge Lock Park - Jean Marie Eagler of the CEIC, zone captain: Girl Scout Troop No. 690, Great Bridge Ruritan Club, Cedar Works Ruritan Club, Great Bridge Fisherman's Association, MOMs Group, Girl Scout Troop No. 360, Cub Scout Pack No. 828 of Den 4, Brownie Troop No. 793 and Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 433.
Northwest River Park - Tom Rummell of the park, zone captain: USS Sustain.
Naval Security Group Activity Northwest - Carl Westfall of NSGA, zone captain.
Civic Leagues - Ed Bradley, zone captain: Inland Colony Civic League. ILLUSTRATION: Photo by GAIL BRADSHAW
Members of the Chesapeake Bay Youth Conservation Corps - Brian
Spence, Greg Bell and Don Marx - found large tires along the
shoreline near the Jordan Bridge during the Clean the Bay Day. by CNB