The Mon kinda scary info.

Since the late 1990s scientists from West Virginia University’s Water Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University have monitored chemistry and water levels in more than 1,200 abandoned underground mines within the Monongahela River basin. Their findings revealed the magnitude and severity of increasing water levels in abandoned underground mine pools. Findings revealed that abandonded mines are flooded with billions of gallons of acidic, highly toxic water. If released, this water would most likely discharge into both Dunkard Creek and Ten Mile Creek, and then into the Monongahela River. Such an event, depending upon magnitude, could potentially be catastrophic to fish and other aquatic life.
 
Not good, This is from the pa game and fish website.  They recently did a bio report.
 
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/reports/2010bio/8x07_13mon.htm

Big Ben pee'd in it.

ya read it,nothin new the mon been fighting to stay alive for long time,the post gazzette interviewed me and done article about a month ago its really not new news to the guys that fish it regularly..when the tribs go its only matter of time for the river..the agencys like fish and boat and epa better get off their butts and do somethin..

"go pats"

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