It was a right thing to bring back the river, not only to bring back the Salmon , but also to help the environment. Daniel Weintraub writes, “... the warring parties.. are working together on a project that should benefit the environment.. fishing industry and local economy”(3).This affirmation is describing that not only are the warring groups coming together, but they are helping the environment by bringing back the river. To bring back the San Joaquin
In Cleveland, Ohio there was a fire that occurred on June 22, 1969, around 12pm on the Cuyahoga river. People called it the “burning river”. The river caught on fire because there were floating pieces of debris that was slicked with oil. The debris ignited by sparks that came from a train that was passing over the river. The reason it happened is from years of people dumping pollution into the river.
As a result, the ability to make money off the reservoir can increase the budget of San Francisco for things like roads and also benefit the people of San
Some complain that the deal will put massive amounts of Colorado River water in the hands of “Indian water czars. " Some people question
Have you ever seen a yellow river? Golden river, not so golden after all. In Colorado there was a mine spill in the Animas River that affect many people, animals and their land. The Animas River was polluted with with toxic chemicals that have left an environmental disaster and people can get diseases, from the water, leaving people to wonder if their way of life will ever be the same. The Animas river flowed a yellow color through several states contaminating hundreds of miles of land and the biggest indian reservation in the nation.
Lab Write-Up The Sacramento River, a meandering river located in Northern California, appears to have changed significantly from 1998 to present day. The winding curves of the river were much more pronounced and dramatic until erosion and decomposition affected the sediment amount in the river, changing its shape. As it flows, it deposits sediment on banks that lie on the insides of curves (point bar deposits), and erode the banks on the outside of curves. The low, crescent-shaped deposit of sediment on the inside of a meander is a point bar, which is spotted several times in the river. It is a feature of erosion that shapes the river into its current form.
The United States has frequently underfunded dams, drinking water,
Nearly 17 million people rely on the Colorado’s waters. The All-American canal provides water for the Imperial Valley of southern California. There was an Economic impact from the Yuma Project.20 years since water from the Colorado River was to Lands in Wellton Mohawk Area which resulted in high crop production. The crop income from the project was an estimated $37 Million. There were canals, pumping stations, leeves, and a power plant built from the Yuma Project.
Throughout a long history, California’s land has been exploited, preserved, and conserved-all for the sustainability of its people. Opposed to the Preservationists’ idea of simply letting the Hetch Hetchy Valley be, the Conservationist’s idea of flooding the Hetch Hetchy valley and the construction of the Hetch Hetchy dam overall provided a win-win situation, beneficial to both the people of San Francisco and to the government of the United States. Several sources, including John Muir’s The Yosemite, Gifford Pinchot and John Raker’s testimony before the House Committee on the Public Lands, a telegram written by the San Francisco District of the California Federation of Women’s Clubs, John Freeman’s still image, “Photo of the Proposed Hetch Hetchy Reservoir,” and an article written by the San Francisco Examiner display
For the Restoration of the San Joaquin River For my essay, I will be talking about why the San Joaquin river needs to be restored and why we need to bring back the river for the animals, and the environment, stop the farmers from taking the water, and bring back the salmon to the San Joaquin. An example I have is from Monty Schmitt which claims that “When were done,we’ll have a river that can safely convey flows necessary to restore salmon and other native fish to the river.
The California Water Wars involved Owen 's Valley and Los Angeles struggling with each other. Mulholland built a aqueduct, but where did the water come from? The water was provided from the Owen 's Lake. The farmers and ranchers of Owen 's Valley didn 't give up their water rights easily. Fred Eaton and William Mulholland both used lies and a series of trickery and strategies to convince the farmers to give their water to Los Angeles.
The reclamation of the San Joaquin River has improved the surrounding ecosystem drastically. With the river return came improvement in the aspects that were questioned before the restoration. Restoring the San Joaquin has revitalized the community, resurrected the salmon population, and catalyzed a change in California water management. The doubts of the people were settled by proving that the river renewal not only brought back salmon population, but rehabilitated the neighboring areas. Reconstruction of the San Joaquin river has been estimated to generate 11,000 new local jobs in the San Joaquin Valley this will help expand and strengthen the region’s economy.
This would cause unwanted erosion and flooding depending on how much water they would use. It would cause riverbeds to clog up because of all the sediment that would be released into the rivers. In the text (California Gold Rush and Today’s Water), it says, "More than 100 years ago, California’s Gold Rush left a toxic legacy that continues to cause problems in Northern California watersheds. " This text is talking to us about the effect the gold rush had on California's water today. Water is the most valuable thing on this planet; some call it liquid gold, ironically.
Illinois River The Illinois river has a very interesting past, with everything from the Natives meeting the French to harvesting fish. The history of the Illinois River is very jam packed. The Illinois River is used for many things some important and some for fun. There is many all around uses for the river thought. The length and the location of the Illinois River is something not a lot of people know becuase the Mississippi is so close by and people focus on the Mississippi river more than the Illinois river.
In recent years, the water is becoming an issue towards the people residing in San Joaquin Valley, which is affecting people’s health by consuming polluted water
