CA -- I-5 @ Newman -- California Aqueduct Vista Point:
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- ISNEW_110730_15.JPG: Orestimba
A local Indian word for "meeting place",
nearby are the famous Indian rocks
and sycamore grove where the mission
padres met with the local Indian
tribe.s Visited by Lt. Moraga and Fr.
Viader on Oct. 25, 1810, became a favorite
watering place for travelers on El
Camino Viejo, "The Old Road," that
traversed the west side of the valley
from San Pedro to San Antonio.
Erected April 20, 1974
Estanislao Chapter No. 56
[characters removed] NCH
E Clampus Vitus
- ISNEW_110730_42.JPG: Signs of the continuing water shortage that will eventually wipe out the southwest.
Valley Farms Paid 100%
for their State Water Allocation
but only received
35% in 2008
40% in 2009
50% in 2010
Farmers Lost
Over $200M
on Water
Not Delivered!
WaterForAll.com or FamiliesProtectingTheValley.com
- ISNEW_110730_52.JPG: The Sacramento region is by far the largest polluter and each day discharges over 146 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the Delta. Contained in this wastewater are significant concentrations of ammonia. On a monthly basis, Sacramento adds 125,000 gallons of ammonia to the Delta - far more than any other source. These discharges are believed to have a significant impact on the delta smelt and other threatened and endangered species.
In addition to Sacramento, another dozen municipalities each day flush an additional 200 million gallons of treated sewage directly into the heart of the Delta. These discharges have grown substantially over the past 30 years as populations have expanded.
The Stockton wastewater treatment plant has been repeatedly cited for illegal discharges of toxic contaminants. A recent lawsuit identifies over 1,500 sewage spills in Stockton over the past 5 years, endangering human health and the environment.
Another 600 million gallons of treated sewage is discharged each day by some 300 additional communities upstream of the Delta.
A 2008 investigation by the Associated Press revealed the presence of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of major metropolitan areas. Scientific evidence suggests even small amounts of such substances - including estrogen, antibiotics and heart medications - may adversely affect habitat and fish species. A recent Public Information Act request confirmed that none of the major municipal agencies which discharge directly to the Delta are testing for the presence of drugs and other pharmaceuticals in their wastewater.
Despite the availability of more stringent treatment methods, Sacramento and other wastewater treatment facilities have not yet implemented these technologies.
- ISNEW_110730_55.JPG: THE GREAT DELTA TOILET BOWL:
Each day up to one billion gallons of partially treated sewage is dumped into Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its associated waterways.
Municipalities in and upstream of the Delta increasingly use the estuary as a TOILET BOWL for their sewage discharges. With each flush comes increased pollution, including toxic contaminants such as ammonia, heavy metals, and even pharmaceuticals. As population continues to increase in the region, so will wastewater discharges and their impacts on the estuary
- ISNEW_110730_59.JPG: Farm Water Cut
50% cut 2010
60% cut 2009 = HIGHER FOOD COST!
65% cut 2008
WaterForAll.com or FamiliesProtectingTheValley.com
- Bigger photos? To save server space, the full-sized versions of these images have either not been loaded to the server or have been removed from the server. (Only some pages are loaded with full-sized images and those usually get removed after three months.)
I still have them though. If you want me to email them to you, please send an email to guthrie.bruce@gmail.com
and I can email them to you, or, depending on the number of images, just repost the page again will the full-sized images.
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