The Importance Of Public Health And Environmental Problems Caused By The Tijuana Watershed

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. About half of the Bay’s water volume comes from salt water from the Atlantic Ocean. The other half drains into the Bay from its enormous 64,000-square-mile watershed. Estuaries are among the most productive environments on earth, creating more organic matter each year than similarly-sized forests and agricultural areas. Estuaries also provide diverse habitats for wildlife and aquatic life, protect our communities against flooding, reduce pollution of waterways, and support local economies through commercial and recreational activities. Thousands of species

Water is probably the most important resource we as people have. Humans can survive without food for several weeks, but without water we would die in less than a week. On a slightly less dramatic note, millions of liters of water are needed every day worldwide for washing, irrigating crops, and cooling industrial processes, not to mention leisure industries such as swimming pools and water-sports centers. Despite our dependence on water, we use it as a dumping ground for all sorts of waste, and do very little to protect the water supplies we have.

Currently, it is undoubtedly apparent that Texas has complications with its management of pollution in its multitudinous cities and metropolitan areas; such examples that distinctly portray the incompetence of maintaining a clean and healthy environment would be: detritus littering profusely in public places in cities, the health issues facing many Texans due to pollution, and the environmental ordeals occurring that effectively influence people, food, and water. Environmental pollution is a preeminent issue that needs to be allocated and resolved as swiftly as possible; it is an effort that would necessitate numerous organizations and communal aid.

Along with this devastation, the New River which is the "most polluted waterway in the nation " (due heavily to its raw sewage content, agricultural drainage water and powerplant effluent ) that flows from Mexico and dead ends (literally) into the Salton Sea.(Salton Sea Authority and the Bureau of Reclamation, 1997) These two factors mentioned above are the main cause for the massive fish die off , bird die off, the speeding up process of eutrophication, five forms of predominant bacteria and contamination from DDT , selenium, Botulism , New Castle disease, as well as alga blooms and horrific odors.

The San Luis Rey River Watershed in southern California encompasses 562 square miles of land and is the third largest watershed in the San Diego region. San Luis Rey river is a small tidal wetland where fresh river water meets the coastal salt water. The San Luis Rey River Watershed is located in northern San Diego Country and is bordered to the north by the Santa Margarita River Water and to the south by the Carlsbad and San Dieguito River Watersheds. Major water bodies in the watershed is Lake Henshaw and the San Luis Rey River.

A public health issue that my South El Monte neighborhood faces is diabetes can potentially affect everyone including high school students. One factor contributing to diabetes is that my high school only requires two years of P.E. Once the P.E requirement is fulfilled students will not want to exercise regular. Another factor is club organization and student’s store sell unhealthy snacks to students such as gummy worms, pizza, and soda. Students purchase the snacks because they’re hungry and there is no other ways to obtain healthy food for a low price. The reason, students lack transportation to go buy healthy food afterschool.

The Water In The Valley. If the water is contaminated by the airborne pollutants, whether by depositing through direct water surface contact or by depositing on land and being carried to water bodies through run off, the residents will face problems. Once in the water, these pollutants can cause the fish to poison people upon consumption, or the fish could die out. Harmful algal blooms could occur; the water will become contaminated and unsafe to drink. This might seem like an exaggeration but in the San Joaquin Valley, the threat is very real. One might say that the people of the San Joaquin Valley may depend on water more than people elsewhere. The residents need water more because many of them depend on having enough water for their jobs, not just for their consumption. Being one of the top agricultural industries, the San Joaquin Valley residents need to have plenty of water for their industry of choice, whether is be for watering their crops or keeping the cows ' food (grass) alive, to ensure that they will be able to bring in profit to the valley and be able to feed themselves and their families.

San Diego is a great place to live due to the climate and employment and education opportunities, overall a health conscious city. Areas that need improvement include decreasing the need for food stamps, assisting the homeless in obtaining necessary shelter, improve the drinking water quality, and improve the awareness of the emergency plans amongst San Diego residents. Based on the information San Diego is essentially a lively city in need of a few improvements. The most important issue that needs address is the homeless situation. Being a city with many military bases/agencies, and having the largest number of homeless veterans in the nation, San Diego needs to reach out to these individuals and offer assistance so these folks can get the training needed to be successful in life. Also, drinking water quality must be improved. The governing agencies should implement efforts to address better regulation of water quality. Addressing the increasing number of people requiring food stamps would be a high priority also. Having a well-nourished community will promote good health and is the number one defense against illness. Of minor note is the need to improve the awareness of the emergency preparedness plans present in San Diego County. Planned community will be able to survive any natural disasters. Community Diagnosis

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a solvent used in manufacturing that was regularly discarded in poor poverty-stricken areas of South Tucson during the 1950s. Tucsonans who lived in these areas ended up with higher rates of various cancers as direct a result of this pollution. The EPA established a large Southside area of Tucson on its Superfund cleanup list back in 1983. Cleanup of the contaminated areas cost roughly 35 million. ("Trichloroethylene (TCE) Pollution in Tucson Water", 2016) Cancer is a very large concern when it comes to environmental pollutants. Sadly the residents of South Tucson are very poor compared to the residents up north. Just like the impoverished areas of Harlem NY had most of the sewage cleanup plants erected, it is usually

The Laguna Creek Watershed is located in Fremont, California covering 25.1 mi2. Engineered channels along the flatlands of the watershed allow the water that comes from the Mission, Sabercat, Aqua Caliente, Vargas, Washington, Canada del Aliso, and Morrison creeks to flow into Laguna Creek. Laguna Creek drains into the foothills of the Diablo Range and Mud Slough. (Laguna Creek Watershed) The Laguna Creek Watershed Council is a nonprofit alliance that serves to protect Laguna Creek, associated riparian corridors, and tributary streams. The goals are accomplish through education of residents, community participation, and finding balanced solutions with all stakeholders. (Mission and Vision)

After 4 years of intensive drought, California declared a state of emergency in January 2015 and California water crisis has been one of the biggest environmental issues in America (US. Geological Survey, 2015). On April 1, 2015, the governor of California, Jerry Brown, visited Sierra Nevada to measure the amount of snowpack, which has been done annually, and a formidable result came out. The measurement of snowpack of Sierra Nevada of this year met only 5 percent of the April 1 average. According to the record, it is the lowest number since 1950. So the governor Jerry Brown ordered a 25% cut in urban water use in California (Cava, 2015) between June 2015 and February 2016(Circle of Blue, 2015). For the first time in the history, the mandatory water reduction enforced in California, and in order to accomplish the order, Californians should have better knowledge about the water that we daily consume. The aim of this paper is to observe the supply, distribution, use, and disposal of the water in California.

Our watershed is important to us; it is what we need for are water, food, and growth of our environment. It makes us successful as a whole but when we damage it we damage everything we need and work to grow and protect. By doing a couple things for Greeley’s watershed we as a whole can start to change the pollution in our watershed. The plan is to use water barrels to collect the water that runs off the greenhouse at Northridge high school into gutters and the fills the barrels. When the greenhouse plants need water you get a hose and turn it on . with the native plants being planted around the greenhouse that are going to be grown the plants will be space out from the rest but be placed where they will be seen all around

“The Assessment of Water Quality and Stream Health in Local (Lowell MA) Freshwater Systems via the Analysis of Biotic and Abiotic Indicators”

Sediment collected from the riverbank as the river flows downstream is also a problem; it increases the turbidity of the river, and this makes it difficult for plants to receive the necessary sunlight needed for survival. When these plants die, there is less food for fish and other river animals. Bacteria levels also rise in the water, because it can cling to sediment very easily. When there is more sediment, there are more places for the bacteria to collect. (Helsel & Mueller, 2009). All of these problems are occurring as the water is flowing along the river banks, collecting even more sediment, and pollutants as it travels downstream and deposits into the Gulf of Mexico. When all of this sediment, nitrogen and bacteria flow into the Gulf of Mexico, it causes changes in the water there. The increase in the level of nitrogen causes plankton to grow faster. When the plankton decomposes it takes a large amount of oxygen out of the water. The bacteria break down the decomposed plankton, which releases carbon dioxide, taking increasing levels of oxygen out of the water in the Gulf. Eventually the level of oxygen decreases to a point where most living organisms cannot survive. Some animals flee while other plants and animals that cannot leave usually die. This is referred to as the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. (Gulf of Mexico; NOAA, 2009). With an expected increase in the size

“Would you be able to go a few weeks without taking a shower?”, “Is having food and being able to eat more important than being able to brush your teeth, take showers, use the bathroom, what would you do”? There is a severe drought in California and the farmers are in need of water to produce crops, and the town needs water to do their everyday routine of brushing their teeth, taking a shower, going to the bathroom, washing dishes.. eEtc. I think the government should regulate the use of groundwater in the state of California.