The power of water

At the park in the area the sediment that has run off the land has settled in the lake. The Army Corps of Engineers has drained it and will be dredging it over the next year and a half.

Even though they have drained it there is still water flowing through the area. While the amount of water flowing through is small it's still pretty powerful. The lake was officially drained in September, this is the cutdown of the sediment since then. The pictures don't do it justice, the water has carried away over 2 feet of the sediment in the "river" area. The best part about this process is that it is going to cost the county over $3 million to dig out the lake. And on top of that, they haven't made any plans so that they won't have to dig it out again. "They" (city planners) do not seem to be concerned about controlling the problem, allowing for development to continue at an unabated rate. I'm still not sure why in the heck I'm getting into Environmental Engineering, I feel so inadequate, and that I will never be able to make a difference.