[log in to unmask]>Ralph Walter  wrote:
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Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: US31W historic corridor query

Deb,

Sharpshooter's paper recently ran an article about a bunch of Frogs living
atop a gigantic chalk (or maybe limestone... there may be no difference)
formation that had been extensively mined for God knows how long. One day,
some (presumably) Randy Descendant of Kermit heard funny noises, ran out of
his house thinking it was about to collapse into a sinkhole, and disappeared
into the hole himself, never to be seen again.  But his house (with door
opening directly onto abovereferenced sinkhole) was there when the photog
came to take a pic.

No doubt your Bad Boys will stop, knowing this.
 
Your Czarness  ;)
 
not a chance these guys will stop...  in their environmental analysis of the site, they have it ALL covered, right up to the smallest detail, and I quote:

"All roof drains will be either connected to a storm water sewer system or directed onto splash blocks, which direct the runoff away from the buildings.  The use of heavily landscaped areas adjacent to structures will be discouraged.  Where they must be used, they will either be lined with an impermeable membrane or an under-drain will be installed to drain to the storm water system.  Watering of these landscaped areas over time could open karst features next to a structure."

now I ask you, if they have plant watering listed as a possible kermit-swallowing sinkhole opener, how could they have overlooked stormwater runoff from a 7000 foot runway, and the potential undermining of the runway?  well, they didn't!

they will collect all the surface runoff from a 1200 acre area into a retention pond -- nevermind that the resultant standing water could easily weigh over a billion (yup, Bill-yun with a B) pounds and be situated over a rock formation that is internationally accepted as being the most cavernous in the world, with nothing between those 100 foot deep caverns and that pond, but a 2 to 10 foot thick layer of brittle rock called the Lost River (as in "all surface water sinking into the ground") Chert...  which is notorious for being nice and solid, right up til when it just suddenly shatters  ;)

like maybe when you land a cargo jet on it  ;)  or have a 4" rainfall.... but a frog?  no problem! to save us from disaster of any sort on the site, they will advise everyone involved with the multitude of smaller projects within the site, that they "MUST use Best Engineering Practice (BPE) at all times"...    gee, I feel better already!!

deb  "it ain't easy, being green"