Illegal marijuana activity on public land is believed to be polluting Rollins Reservoir, according to NID officials. General Manager Rem Scherzinger says hundreds of empty, spray can-sized, butane cartridges have been washing down ravines from this month’s heavy rains and are also likely floating in Combie reservoir…

click to listen to Rem Scherzinger

Scherzinger says the land is owned by the BLM, and not the NID. He says he’s never seen anything like it before… and that’s just a small part of what is in the reservoir…

click to listen to Rem Scherzinger

Scherzinger says other items are also being found, but there is no threat to water quality. The district is asking anyone who might find additonal butane cartridges in either Rollins or Combie reservoirs to turn them in to NID staff at any of their facilities.