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[[Drinking water]] is an important resource which has been threatened by high levels of nitrates in the Lower Salinas River Watershed <ref name="Nitrate Drinking Water">Drinking water threatened by elevated nitrates in the Salinas Valley [http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20120317/NEWS01/203170316/Contamination-conundrum-Spotlight-nitrate-Salinas-Valley-drinking-water] </ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 19:31, 28 March 2012

A watershed-related issue examined by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Summary

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Location

...Name the smallest watershed (or other applicable region) within which the issue occurs...

Resource/s at stake

...What environmental resource/s are at stake?...

Drinking water is an important resource which has been threatened by high levels of nitrates in the Lower Salinas River Watershed [1]

Stakeholders

...Who are the stakeholders in the watershed? e.g. agencies, non-profits, associations...

Laws, policies, & regulations

Regulatory background

...What laws, policies, and/or regulations are involved?...

There is a new draft document for TMDLs for nutrients in the Lower Salinas River Watershed[2].

Systems

... What elements of the biophysical system are/were involved?...

Science

...What scientific studies are or would be relevant / already completed?...

Tools

...What analytical (e.g. modeling) tools were or could be used?...

Future research

...What knowledge gaps remain?...

...Suggest a CWSP MS thesis topic that could contribute to the issue...

...Suggest a topic for a hypothetical study that had unlimited resources...


References

  1. Drinking water threatened by elevated nitrates in the Salinas Valley [1]
  2. Link to Waterboard TMDLs for Nutrients in the Lower Salinas Watershed [2]

See also


Disclaimer

This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.