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Mercury: From the Sierra to the Delta… and beyond!

Mercury: From the Sierra to the Delta… and beyond!. Izzy Martin The Sierra Fund. The mission of The Sierra Fund is to increase and organize investment in the natural resources and communities of the Sierra Nevada. . We do this through:. Advocacy. Philanthropy. Strategic Campaigns.

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Mercury: From the Sierra to the Delta… and beyond!

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  1. Mercury: From the Sierra to the Delta… and beyond! Izzy Martin The Sierra Fund

  2. The mission of The Sierra Fund is to increase and organize investment in the natural resources and communities of the Sierra Nevada. We do this through: Advocacy Philanthropy Strategic Campaigns Water Bond Mining Law Reform Addressing impacts of legacy mining Fiscal Sponsorships Donor-Advised Funds Litigation Loans

  3. Detail from Brass Seal West side of Capitol: Miner and Mercury Flask

  4. Mining left a lasting legacy from the Sierra to the Sea

  5. Champion Mine (had 4 mercury retorting sheds) Circa 1890 The mine tailings were discharged directly into Deer Creek, outside of Nevada City, CA

  6. More than 96% of the total mercury loading to the Bay-Delta comes from the streams and rivers of the Sierra Nevada and the Inner Coast Range (Wood et al., 2010). Figure From: SWRCB April 23, 2014 Mercury Programs Update

  7. Map of Abandoned Mines in California California Department of Conservation 2007

  8. Ranking of Mining-Impacted watersheds in the Sierra Nevada Province of the California Bay-Delta Authority Watershed Source: CA Department of Conservation, 2003

  9. Mine Hot Spots: Malakoff Diggins State ParkHumbug Creek Watershed Assessment

  10. Hiller Tunnel, draining the pit, discharging during 2012 rain storm into Humbug Creek Humbug Creek discharging into the Yuba River. Mercury travels on suspended sediment to the delta

  11. Reservoir Sedimentation: Combie Project, Nevada Irrigation District Hydraulic Mining debris in the Bear River above Combie Reservoir

  12. POLICY OPPORTUNITY New focus on removal of mercury contaminated sediments while expanding water storage capacity SB 1259 (Pavley) to study sediment in reservoirs/water bond dialogue Rollins Reservoir, choked with Hydraulic mining debris November 2013

  13. Join our Campaign to from the Sierra to the Sea

  14. Thank You! Elizabeth “Izzy” Martin Izzy.Martin@sierrafund.org (530) 265-8454 x11 www.sierrafund.org

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