en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/934795 Comments by ripthelip http://www.inourpocket.com/freeport-intake-dedication/#IDComment72341536 I don't know how many of you venture out in a boat, but if you have for many years like I have the major concern is that we are getting too much build up on the river bottom. People say the river is running high because of all of the rain and snow, which in fact it is not. I remember fishing spots along the Brickyard, Minnow Hole, Garcia Bend and Freeport being 17-24 feet deep, now these spots are 9-12 feet deep and the water levels are at the same position along the levee from when I was a kid growing up in this area. I have been here all of my life (39 years) and fished a lot of those years on the river watching things change. The flows are not flushing out the river they are letting silt build up and with this new pumping plant it may even get worse. The city now charges $8 for launching a boat at Garcia Bend and Miller Park. They said that the money was for cleaning the ramps of silt build up...they haven't been cleaned since they started charging. Think about the new pumping plant and your ability to access your own river...not a pretty picture is it. Tue, 4 May 2010 09:46:31 +0000 http://www.inourpocket.com/freeport-intake-dedication/#IDComment72341536