http://www.lakewenatcheeinfo.com/2008/lakewater-system-woes/ News, Photos, Information about Lake Wenatchee, Plain and Fish Lake in Washington State Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:37:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lakewenatcheeinfo.com/2008/lakewater-system-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Co11een Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:13:58 +0000 http://www.lakewenatcheeinfo.com/2008/lakewater-system-woes/#comment-149 Thanks for letting the group know about the Cascade Quest dog races last weekend. Lots of fun and the pancake breakfast was great also! Thanks for letting the group know about the Cascade Quest dog races last weekend. Lots of fun and the pancake breakfast was great also!

]]> http://www.lakewenatcheeinfo.com/2008/lakewater-system-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-145 George Wilson Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://www.lakewenatcheeinfo.com/2008/lakewater-system-woes/#comment-145 Another Minnesota native advises that they would put dwon straw in the fall over where pipes were buried but that probably wouldn't work near the waters edge when there is any wave action at all or the straw just gets wet. One thing I've done in the past that seemed to be effective was putting ground-rakings (pine needles, twigs, etc) over the pipe before I buried it. It helps insulate but also when I dug it up later sometimes I could actually feel heat the decomposing material was generating as it decomposed- like the heat that creates spontaneous combustion in stacked hay bales. Again, that probably would not be effective where the water table is higher than the buried pipe but in other drier areas it is. Another Minnesota native advises that they would put dwon straw in the fall over where pipes were buried but that probably wouldn’t work near the waters edge when there is any wave action at all or the straw just gets wet. One thing I’ve done in the past that seemed to be effective was putting ground-rakings (pine needles, twigs, etc) over the pipe before I buried it. It helps insulate but also when I dug it up later sometimes I could actually feel heat the decomposing material was generating as it decomposed- like the heat that creates spontaneous combustion in stacked hay bales. Again, that probably would not be effective where the water table is higher than the buried pipe but in other drier areas it is.

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