Mulen wrote:
Maybe I remember wrong, but wasnt there one year where the E-coli in the water was too high and they figured it was due the amound of homeless people living (and pooping) on the river banks ... ?? That is sooo wack ... on so many levels! MTRIB wrote:
I'm between IM California and IMAZ (I have done 2x) How about IM California ?
Lake/River conditions ? Current ?
Bike course - safety ? Road conditions ? I saw that traffic is open
Tkss
In general after any storm water quality gets worse right down to the beaches.
All kinds of contaminates are in storm run off everywhere.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...articles/PMC7126443/
Sure they test for ecoli, but are they testing race morning for the contaminates that cause thyroid issues or cancer? There's plenty of info out there to become a hypochondriac without blaming homeless poopers.
Also, we could likely add some blame to septic systems, broken sewer pipes (likely biggest factor), wildlife and plenty of others for these issues.