Anatomy of a Spill: Restoring Water Quality at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon
Fifth Annual Symposium
October 22, 2011, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Sumner Auditorium 8625 La Jolla Shores Drive
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Our own "tragedy of the commons" occurred September 8, 2011, when southern California's electrical blackout shut down pump station 64, resulting in a spill of 2.4 million gallons of raw sewage into the lagoon and out to the ocean. The environmental aftermath and public attention to this spill inspired TPA to bring together representatives of the principal entities involved in the spill response to discuss their efforts to address the spill as well as longer term considerations on the health of the lagoon. This informative and topical series of presentations by scientists from California State Parks, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego Coastkeeper, and Los Penasquitos Lagoon Foundation as well as Ann Sasaki (Assistant Director, City of San Diego Public Utilities) and Bruce Posthumus (Engineer, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board) looks at the process and progress of restoring water quality in the lagoon.
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Darren Smith ~ The Meaning of a Marsh Preserve
Ann Sasaki ~ The Wastewater Spill of September 8, 2011
Jen Kovecses ~ Emergency Response Monitoring after the Spill
Mike Hastings ~ Restoring the Lagoon - Issues, Strategies and Coordination
John McGowan ~ Long Time Series: Priceless Baselines for Coastal Monitoring