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Clark Bird Refuge Bacteria Count
updated: Jun 21, 2012, 2:26 PM
By Edhat Subscriber
Bacterial count at beaches: How about at Clark Bird Refuge.... is it done
at the same time as the beaches, and if not, why not. Add it to the beach
bacterial count and reporting system....
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COMMENT 290173
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2012-06-21 02:38 PM |
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The duck pond is not used for recreational bathing as the ocean is so bacterial counts are irrelevant.
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COMMENT 290183
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2012-06-21 02:52 PM |
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The beach bacterial counts only measure coliform bacteria, which are indicative of fecal contamination. That's not the problem with the Bird Refuge- the bacteria that produce sulfide are totally different and there's no simple test for them.
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COMMENT 290185P
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2012-06-21 02:54 PM |
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Interesting question. The bacteria count is relevant in the Bird Refuge because the pond overflows into the ocean during the winter and the probable subsurface flow with the ocean
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COMMENT 290186
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2012-06-21 02:55 PM |
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Bird RefugeTopia
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COMMENT 290196P
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2012-06-21 03:13 PM |
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Good point about the overflow, 185P, and the bacterial counts taken in that general area, including down current, probably register those from the bird refuge. Maybe they should do so directly at the point it overflows, since there have been people seen camping and therefore defecating in the area near the parking spaces. ...If the counts are higher, yet another indicator of the problems with unregulated homeless encampments.
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COMMENT 290208
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2012-06-21 03:39 PM |
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0185P... why the redundant count? If it overflows the bacterial counts near the outflow, whether at Mission Creek or Sycamore Creek, will register it. But the point remains the bird refuge needs flushing not bacterial counts.
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COMMENT 290254
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2012-06-21 05:17 PM |
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I would think a very simple and inexpensive fix would be to aerate the water with a 2 horse submerged aerator. It can't be that expensive. Locals who are currently breathing that very unhealthy air would gladly donate the money. The more air pumps, the sooner the dying pond will heal. Seems like a no brainer.
There have to be lots of solutions. This idea is just one of many.
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EZ2
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2012-06-21 07:43 PM |
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186 ha ha ah thanks for the laugh
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FLICKA
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2012-06-22 09:08 AM |
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I think it was aerated until the city decided to discontinue it. How long ago that was, I have no idea.
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COMMENT 290381
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2012-06-22 09:35 AM |
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No swimming or boating allowed!
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COMMENT 290407
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2012-06-22 10:07 AM |
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If you've lived here longer than 10 minutes you know this happens - it nature - every few years. That it is such an insignificant event is evident by how quickly we forget it ever happened.....
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