A week or so ago when the earth slides started and landed on the railroad tracks, I was disturbed that a TV station reported that the Department of Ecology was contacted regarding the liability of “clean-up” when mud and brush was dumped into the bay.
Before the environmental “do-gooders” harp on this subject, what happened to all the brush and mud from all other Puget Sound shorelines and all the rivers and streams where bad weather hit?
Mother Nature has an ability to clean this condition as the water keeps heading down stream to rivers and lakes and maybe to Puget Sound. One 24-hour change of the tides will cleanse the shorelines to clean – clear water.
Fish and seafood feeding will be restored in a day or two.
All railroads have a legal right to keep their trains moving, granted by federal and state governments across this nation.
With 40 trains a day passing the slide area between Everett and Seattle, think of the millions of dollars affecting the jobs and economy of everyone in the nation.
I cannot believe that the Department of Ecology would have any provision to levy a fine against anyone for an element of disaster caused by God.
JOHN R. HAYES
Mukilteo
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