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Landowners press Chaffee County over trash in Bowdoin Ditch, urge piping and cleanup plan
Summary
Shareholders and downstream landowners described compacted trash, embedded layers of styrofoam and concern about nano‑ and microplastics entering waterways. They urged short‑term cleanups at ditch splitters and a longer‑term pipeline or engineered realignment.
Multiple landowners gave an extended public comment to the board about significant trash and embedded debris in the Bowdoin Ditch and its potential downstream effects on private lands and the Arkansas River.
"One of the main concerns we have is it appears that the trash has gotten out of hand in the ditch," said Speaker 7, who spoke for a group of shareholders. He described layers of compacted material and deep erosional banks — "upwards of 12 feet" in places — and said the ditch has been rerouted over past landfill cells. He…
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