When Ginger Creek project began, the creek was diverted around the construction site. To construct the culverts and other proposed improvements, the

site had to be dry. However, every time it rained, the creek escaped from its diverted course and filled the construction site with muddy water which

then collected even more mud and silt. In order for construction to resume, the muddy water had to be removed from the site. It was removed by pumping

it into Ginger Creek thus repeatedly polluting the creek by filling it with silt and mud. Silt is classified as a pollutant because it kills the beneficial

organisms that if left alone, will cleanse a creek and keep it healthy. Healthy creeks and rivers are the objective of the Clean Water Act.