I know what you are saying but the river is a lot cleaner than it once was and what a lot of people perceive it to be. EPA regulations over the last couple of decades have greatly helped the pollution in the river from industrial sources. Not to say that the river is some kind of pristine body of water but it is not nearly as bad as it was 20 years ago. Truth be told most of our lakes and streams in KY are contamintated pretty bad. But the river is the last stop so it tends to get it a little worst...

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