I went with CW and DD to reline the Black Abyss loop and T into main line. Place all upstream Cheryl arrows
This was posted to the WKPP team list, the DIR Quest list, and the GavinScooters list. Summary by Anthony Rue, GUE. Clear conditions in the northern section of Leon Sinks over the past month– in addition to a few weeks off waiting for Wakulla to clear– allowed time for WKPP divers to replace almost 5,500ft of guideline upstream and downstream of Cheryl and Emerald Sinks. In advance of the proposed recreational access through the Wakulla Springs State Park, the Emerald advisory committee and the Florida Department of Enviromental Protection agreed on the replacement of the existing guideline. The old line(s) were intact but needed to be replaced and routed in such a manner as to avoid any sample tubing and delicate cave structures. Directional markers would also need to be replaced and the number of arrows increased to confirm distances for recreational cave divers accessing the system. The reline, re-arrow and video work is complete. All lines are “T’d” and marked for the closest exit. It is my understanding that only Emerald Sink will be open for access into and out of the system with the other sinks being “emergency” exit only. Given the additional requirements for cave diving access into the system, all lines are continuous with no gaps even across the sinkholes. Existing sample tubing remains in place for future trace work but should not pose a problem for divers accessing the system. A full report on the re-lining project was at http://www.gue.com/Projects/WKPP/Updates/emerald-reline2006.html but now is up online: Dive Report We also have posted a gallery with extensive images of the Emerald cave system which was originally at http://www.gue.com/Galleries/WKPP/Leon/cheryl_august06/index.html but has since been moved to this: Gallery
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