The pit of shame

     Everything has a system, that way life can always go on. Most lakes have some process where they can always have clean water. I was walking down the road through a lovely sun set blaze. It then hit me. A horrible smell that swallowed me whole and spit me back out. I stood completely still, sniffed the polluted air. There it was; the pit of shame. The parks stench grew stronger as the water evaporated more and more into the air. Moss had grown through it, over it and around it.

(The machine that improves water circulation a.k.a. the pit of shame)

     The pit of shame has a specific job and that is to improve or promote better water circulation. But because of the drought in the Truckee River, there isnt anymore water passing through to the lake.

      The lake is forced to contain all the waste animals and people create. But still the pit of shame has completely failed to try to make things better because it is clogged up with moss. I mentioned before that the state put a sign of the lake being polluted. I found out why the ducks left so quickly. I previously thought they had just migrated, at least the lucky ones would. Dozens of ducks and fishes were being killed by Avian Botulism.

 

(www.birdtrader.co.uk)

Avian Botulism is the cause of receding waters that have exposed bugs who contain toxins. It caused the ducks who ate the bugs to develop the disease, become paralyzed and die. As a result the water has bloomed toxic blue/ green algae and it contains the disease as well.

(The lakes water)

Placing a sign is completely useless. Honestly, does the officials with the Nevada Deparment of Wildlife really think people are going to stay away when there is problems with control of drugs, alcohol, ignorance, law breakers and everything else in the state. They aren't putting any thought as to the result if a person whould get sick of Avian Botulism and die.

(loafs of bread thrown into the lake)

 I guess we've all come to not care anymore. About a week ago, I was jogging around the lake, I stopped because I had seen a dog drink the filthy water. And her owner gossiped away on her phone, without a care in the world. So I walked up to the lady, "Excuse me I don't know if you saw the sign but the water is toxic and it could harm your dog". The lady responded, "Oh that's fine sweetie I saw it, I don't care", while she laughed at me. I couldn't believe this woman had let her pet drink this "water" when she has no idea what it contained inside. This is proof why I'm so mad that the  manager of reno parks Jeff Mann had the audacity to do nothing and "let nature takes its course". I for one will not accept that. So I kept searching and I found that the only way to improve the water is for us to wait for snow. And there are plans to install a new system to improve water circulation. The cost will be about $300,000 to $400,000 and it could be up and operating next year. Maybe some people actually do care, there might be some hope for humanity after all.

 

  (http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/25/ducks-dying-drought-lowered-virginia-lake/14592081/ )