Thread: Mayflower Oil Spill

Guys, you are right to be suspect of these results. I will take the high road and not speak ill of the people concerned with the health of lake Conway. It is unfortunate that that results of independent water quality water testing are being toughted as truth without a thorough explination of the methods in which they were collected. Specifically if the samples were collected to EPA standards and methods. I will also not speak ill of the collector of the samples. You all know who this person is and his motives. This is all that I will say at this time on this subject. Thanks CC crew for the vote of confidence. Rest assured that WE (I) care dearly for the health and future of Lake Conway and will do.everything I can to protect it.

OK, I'm an AGFC employee, but I want to be clear that I'm saying this as a fisherman and citizen and not an agent of the state and this is just my opinion. D10 is being very diplomatic as he should be.

I have also worked at ADEQ in the lab section, I'm by no means an expert, but I have seen a lot of these kind of reports. The biggest thing that stands out to me is that some of these samples were taken WEEKS before the lab received them and include zero data about location, container type, volume, time collected, etc. When we went sampling, we would always have the samples back to the lab within 8 hrs, and had an exhaustive amount of data on location, time, etc., who was present, chain of custody for any one that had the sample in their possession before it reached the lab, and I could go on. I'm not claiming to know whether these samples are legitimate or not, but a lot of information seems to be absent.

Just my two cents.

I will be out sampling some of those Big Conway Slabs the next few days. I will let ya know if I find anything other than Peanut oil. or Canola oil in the fish. I think you guys should fish somewhere else until I get done with my sampling...I will give you a data report in about one month. Thanks guys for your cooperation.

It does seem that Sherry labs is creditable

[ex]Environmental Analytical Laboratories

Air and Emissions Testing

Bioassay

Drinking Water Analysis

Land Applied Biosolids Testing

Metal Analysis

Organic Analysis

RCRA Testing

UST Testing

Water Suitability[/ex]

I know during the BP spill folks were sending in water and sand sample in all sort of pickle jars and jam jars. Without understanding how they needed to be cleaned first. I would check with the state and federal folks, before I would get worried about the results. I did notice that it the report mentioned soil.

Originally Posted by CrappiePro

I will be out sampling some of those Big Conway Slabs the next few days. I will let ya know if I find anything other than Peanut oil. or Canola oil in the fish. I think you guys should fish somewhere else until I get done with my sampling...I will give you a data report in about one month. Thanks guys for your cooperation.

If I was a little closer, I'd be on the water with ya CP!! I'm sure those fish need some heavy sampling!!

Who hired Sherry? Are they working for someone who wants the cleanup job? Hard to put a lot of stock in what has been posted on here! I'm not real smart, but wonder why Exxon, the culprit in all of this, hasn't come out and put up some lab tests and samples to show they have NOT contaminated Lake Conway? Dunno, but something just ain't right in all of this! Meanwhile, sample, sample, sample, Crappie Pro!!!