“A new study found that between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometers of rivers and streams on Earth that they investigated stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year.”
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Santa Clara River Parkway Vision 2015
The Santa Clara River Parkway project has involved the acquisition and restoration of a 25 mile-long, or 6,000-acre, corridor from the mouth of the Santa Clara River to the Sespe Creek confluence. As of 2021, this project is in-progress. 2015 Video
PFOS and PFOA via Imports
“PFOS and PFOA have been largely phased out of use in the US…however, these substances are still circulating in the country via imports.” Source
How much water do we waste?
From just one municipality near me, 9 MILLION GALLONS of treated wastewater PER DAY is released into the Santa Clara Estuary Natural Preserve. Source
Sierra Nevada Meadows
About 65% of Californians drink water that originates from meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. There are almost 40 million Californians, so that’s 26 million beneficiaries. Source
Water Literacy Primer 