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"After massive surface water diversions by the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power, including the
diversion of the Owens River to the Los Angeles Aqueduct
in 1913, dropping water levels in the Owens Lake exposed
toxic sediments in the lake bed. The lake became the
single largest source of particulate matter air
pollution in the United States."
"Studies of dust transport from Owens Lake show that
the standard can be exceeded more than 50 miles away and
expose many more people to violations of the PM-10
standard than just the residents near Owens Lake."
The dry Owens Lakebed today is the largest single source of
particulate matter (dust) in the United States.
For more
information about what happened in the
infamous Owens Valley, CA water grab:
September 21, 2006 - KNX News Radio
Report -
http://knx1070.com/pages/86152.php?videoEpisodeId=42
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Water_Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owens_Lake
http://www.ovcweb.org/OwensValley/OwensLake.html
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2005/01/19/maisel/
http://www.gbuapcd.org/
http://wsoweb.ladwp.com/Aqueduct/historyoflaa/ |
