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Title: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: GJusSayin on October 29, 2009, 02:42:25 PM
Does anyone know what the temporary reservoires they built up in the field where Cholmia's used to be  (next to PetsMart and behind Whataurger right off I-44 are for and what the heck that liquid is they keep dumping in it?  
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: TUalum0982 on October 31, 2009, 09:18:48 AM
new water treatment plant.  Time to tighten our belts a bit, we have to trim the budget 6 million.


In all seriousness, I have no idea.  Have never noticed it before. 
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: rwarn17588 on October 31, 2009, 12:58:14 PM
Quote from: gam1monkey on October 29, 2009, 02:42:25 PM
Does anyone know what the temporary reservoires they built up in the field where Cholmia's used to be  (next to PetsMart and behind Whataurger right off I-44 are for and what the heck that liquid is they keep dumping in it?  

Would it be a construction site that simply got overrun by last week's big rain?
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: stageidea on November 02, 2009, 09:58:02 AM
Quote from: rwarn17588 on October 31, 2009, 12:58:14 PM
Would it be a construction site that simply got overrun by last week's big rain?

Sounds logical to me..
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: patric on November 02, 2009, 10:11:26 AM
Quote from: rwarn17588 on October 31, 2009, 12:58:14 PM
Would it be a construction site that simply got overrun by last week's big rain?

They were built to contain liquid, and I have never seen them empty.
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: TheArtist on November 02, 2009, 12:40:34 PM
Keep wondering where on earth all the mosquitoes might be coming from around here lol.
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: sgrizzle on November 02, 2009, 01:29:31 PM
Maybe they are holding water for the construction in the area. If they sre dumping then I would say they are extracting water as part of the drainage work and, as opposed to dumping it down the storm drain, are dumping it over here to evaporate.
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: we vs us on November 02, 2009, 04:16:07 PM
Two words:  fry oil.
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: GJusSayin on November 03, 2009, 02:53:25 PM
They come several times a day.  A truck with some kind of logo on the side (too far away to read) and a man with an orange vest hauling a water trailer.  He backs it up, opens a valve and some very dirty grey water dumps out and then he drives away.  They brought in dirt and one guy with a bulldozer piled it up to create these over a day.  I'm just curious because if it's something bad enough that you can't just dump it down the drain are they not concerned about it getting in the soil there??

Oh, and it glows in the dark. - jk
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: Townsend on November 03, 2009, 03:31:15 PM
Quote from: gam1monkey on November 03, 2009, 02:53:25 PM
They come several times a day.  A truck with some kind of logo on the side (too far away to read) and a man with an orange vest hauling a water trailer.  He backs it up, opens a valve and some very dirty grey water dumps out and then he drives away.  They brought in dirt and one guy with a bulldozer piled it up to create these over a day.  I'm just curious because if it's something bad enough that you can't just dump it down the drain are they not concerned about it getting in the soil there??

Oh, and it glows in the dark. - jk

Funny you should say "grey water".  That was what I was guessing.
Title: Re: Temporary reservoires behind Whataburger off Skelly Drive??
Post by: sgrizzle on November 03, 2009, 04:25:11 PM
Quote from: gam1monkey on November 03, 2009, 02:53:25 PM
They come several times a day.  A truck with some kind of logo on the side (too far away to read) and a man with an orange vest hauling a water trailer.  He backs it up, opens a valve and some very dirty grey water dumps out and then he drives away.  They brought in dirt and one guy with a bulldozer piled it up to create these over a day.  I'm just curious because if it's something bad enough that you can't just dump it down the drain are they not concerned about it getting in the soil there??

Oh, and it glows in the dark. - jk

You're not supposed to dump anything in the storm drain