Liquid on Trail on Arlington Blvd along Fort Meyer

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July 17, 2016 at 1:50 am #918402

Fulton
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On the new Arlington Blvd trail along Fort Meyer (between Pershing Drive and North Queen Street), I’ve noticed that even on hot, sunny days there’s a patch of the new trail that is always wet.

Because the patch is immediately below the Fort’s horse paddock and stables, I wonder if the liquid is runoff containing horse waste. The area smells like it, but it’s too hard to differentiate the environment from the liquid. Either way, it’s not pleasant to think of animal waste water being sprayed on our legs and up our backs.

Has anyone looked into this issue? It’s a great trail, but this is a potential hazard.

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July 18, 2016 at 12:46 pm #1055426

Tim Kelley
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And it freezes in the winter! Anyone got any contacts over at the horse stables?

July 18, 2016 at 2:37 pm #1055431

Enabler
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I imagine a quick email to Arlnow suggesting that horse urine is openly running through a public space would certainly bring some quick attention to the issue.

July 18, 2016 at 2:53 pm #1055432

rcannon100
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Picture and tweet – and then ArlNow will retweet it.

July 19, 2016 at 2:54 am #1055465

peterw_diy
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@Tim Kelley 143241 wrote:

And it freezes in the winter! Anyone got any contacts over at the horse stables?

Well, 1) at least ice doesn’t splash and 2) it must be pretty diluted then. But it sounds like a case for DES/VDEQ/EPA.

July 19, 2016 at 12:31 pm #1055472

Tim Kelley
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@peterw_diy 143288 wrote:

Well, 1) at least ice doesn’t splash and 2) it must be pretty diluted then. But it sounds like a case for DES/VDEQ/EPA.

Ice doesn’t splash, but it causes a slippery surface, especially if you’re going downhill around a slight curve…

July 19, 2016 at 2:08 pm #1055475

ShawnoftheDread
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Eh, they use that stuff in medicine. It should be fine.

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July 19, 2016 at 2:12 pm #1055476

mstone
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@ShawnoftheDread 143298 wrote:

Eh, they use that stuff in medicine. It should be fine.

Dude, you need recommendations for a new doctor!

July 19, 2016 at 3:48 pm #1055482

consularrider
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Didn’t want to hang around the carriage ride staging areas (or even walk by) in Vienna and Salzburg.

July 20, 2016 at 1:01 pm #1055515

Fulton
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Here’s a photo, taken during yesterday’s heat. I don’t use Twitter.

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@rcannon100 143248 wrote:

Picture and tweet – and then ArlNow will retweet it.

July 20, 2016 at 4:06 pm #1055540

DrP
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@Fulton 143344 wrote:

Here’s a photo, taken during yesterday’s heat. I don’t use Twitter.

The Meadowbrook stables in MD along the Rock Creek Trail waters the paddock from poles and that seems to frequently be on the trail there. Is there any obvious watering mechanism? Hmmm, and as I think about it, the MVT on Columbia Island (both north and south of Memorial Bridge) seem to have water leak from the lawns – I have never understood that since it happens well after a rain.

Still worth asking them about the cause, especially given the smell described, but could it be from watering the grounds or a water leak?
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