Louisvillians Renew Push To Address Polluted Runoff From Metro Impound Lot.
That’s no longer the case, but the creek is still where Louisville’s sewer overflows go whenever it rains.
The lot — most of which is owned by Louisville Metro Government and operated by the Louisville Metro Police Department — is an eyesore, but it’s also a significant source of pollution for nearby Beargrass Creek.
Decades of Polluted Runoff Joice stands on the Butchertown Greenway, where there’s a view of the impound lot.
So they’re just sitting here, wrecked, rotting, leaking fluids, transmission fluid, gas, oil, antifreeze, whatever it is.” This, he said, is a problem that’s been going on for decades.
Beargrass Creek “So, it’s ironic that something as simple as this one tow lot, that we can’t seem to get across the need to make some minor corrections there so we can continue to see improvement in water quality,” he said.
Barnett has tested the runoff.
‘The reality of development’ The impound lot has what’s known as a “general permit” from the Kentucky Division of Water.
“It’s just sort of the reality of development,” Zawacki said.
“And you can look at other areas of the city that have had these issues as well, so Waterfront Park used to be scrap metal processing and storage.