, there's too big a risk of me saying something I will regret. But, at the same time, anger often drives my motivation to get people's attention. I just heard the most angering news that our governor, Deval Patrick (who I actually voted for since he made some great promises) just reversed a very key river policy which set water withdrawal limits and protected the Ipswich River from running dry in the summer. If he gets his way, and this policy goes into action, summer kayak trips, like this one 
above which I lead this past August, will look more like the one below.The full article with details is here, but some key points are the following:
"...under the state's new safe yield calculation, 165 million gallons could be drawn daily from the Charles River - nearly four times the current limit of 46 million gallons per day"
"Under the new policy...the state could draw an extra 22 million gallons per day from the Ipswich River basin."
The governor should be calling for more water conservation, not more consumption. I am baffled and irate at this decision. The Ipswich River Watershed Association will be posting a petition on their website soon. Please sign it, even if you live far far away, it will mean thousands of aquatic species won't die in order to water someone's enormous lawn.
To learn more about herring and water conservation in the Ipswich River please visit my earlier posts:
And to Governor Patrick who is running for reelection: you just lost my vote.
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