Wicomico River water sources examined in first comprehensive assessment
By: Jeremy Cox, Staff Writer, Delmarva Now , Oct 18, 2012
SALISBURY — Atop the two-lane, asphalt-covered bridge over Tony Tank Creek, Dan Savoy jots notes in a thick binder as Lori Lilly scans the horizon.
To an untrained ear, their conversation may as well be about a home inspection. But instead of looking for dripping faucets or missing shingles, Savoy and Lilly are hunting for eroding shorelines and sources of pollution.
“No one’s going to take out a dam to restore a fish passage,” says Lilly, gesturing toward the source of the sound of falling water beneath this part of Riverside Drive. “So this is not a restoration candidate likely.”