File:Nrborderborderentrythreecolorsmay05-1-.JPG

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Nrborderborderentrythreecolorsmay05-1-.JPG ‎(640 × 480 pixels, file size: 91 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Water Pollution from Detergent

Summary[edit]

Description

The New River flows at 200 cf s as it enters Imperial County, Southern California (United States) from Baja California state (México).

  • The water at this point is three colors: dark green, white (foam), and milky brown/green. The septic stench is pungent, particularly during the summer season when temperatures can reach up to 120º (48ºC). The contaminated soil along the riverbanks is black .
  • A layer of foam frequently forms on the surface of the New River near the International Boundary. This foam is often blown by the wind to areas near the river, including parking lots and a shopping center. In particular, foam often blows into the parking lot of a grocery store located near the International Boundary.
  • Fecal califorms and fecal streptococci have been consistently detected in the New River at the International Boundary. Their presence indicates that fecal contamination of the river has occurred.
Date
Source Calexico New River Committee (CNRC)
Author CNRC

Licensing[edit]

Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current09:06, 20 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:06, 20 May 2006640 × 480 (91 KB)Cnrc (talk | contribs)The New River flows at 200 cfs as it enters California. The water at this point is three colors: dark green, white (foam), and milky brown/green. The septic stench is pungent, particularly during the summer season when temperatures can reach up to 120º.

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following page uses this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

View more global usage of this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Nrborderborderentrythreecolorsmay05-1-.JPG&oldid=856343908"