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Local women push lake pollution study of Lake San Marcos

Posted by: Maven on June 19, 2009 at 7:02 am

From The Coast News:

Seven years after being declared an “impaired” or polluted body by the EPA, Lake San Marcos may soon be getting a checkup to determine who and what has been contaminating the water.

Lake San Marcos’ waters are too unhealthy to swim in, and an unprecedented outbreak of cyanobacteria is killing the lake’s ecosystem with toxins. The lake is overdue for inspection, but with California in such a deep financial crisis, formal inspections come slowly.

Lake San Marcos recently advanced in the inspection queue through the efforts of two lakeside residents, Margaret Konn and Fran Burian. Their activism persuaded John Robertus, San Diego Executive Officer for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, or RWQCB, to launch an informal study funded by all of the agencies responsible for the lake.

“What’s happening is people like the city, San Diego County, Vallecitos Water, even the owner of the lake, are blatantly polluting the lake with no regard,” Koon said. “I said enough is enough.”

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June 19, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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