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Delta Natl Park blog: Two ways of looking at wastewater contamination in the Delta

Posted by: Maven on March 10, 2010 at 6:12 am

From the Delta National Park blog:

“In a previous post the DNP showed how the Peak Water Studio (3.9MB) was speculating on how strengthening Delta levees could augment water-based habitat. Despite ballast water depositing invasive clams (e.g.) from Manila in the Delta’s waterways, most of the Delta’s ecosystem problems are caused on land.

Those involved in Delta-Cal water issues are familiar with the question of who is responsible for the Delta ecosystem’s failing state. The answer is “pretty much everyone.” Discharge from urban wastewater treatment facilities ringing the Delta make their contribution.

Students in the Peak Water Studio looked at the question of wastewater in the Delta in two different ways. In the first, they simply mapped the locations, capacities and spills of the various water treatment facilities around the Delta. Stockton’s, apparently, is particularly offensive. … “

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March 10, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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