Continued Water Quality Impacts after 2018 Camp Fire – Paradise, CA

Rare ‘toxic cocktail’ from Camp Fire is poisoning Paradise water.  It will cost $300 million to fix  (Tony BIZJAK, The Sacramento Bee; April 18, 2019)

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article228969259.html

Severe Drinking Water Contamination Surfaces After Brutal Camp Fire  (Brett WALTON, Circle of Blue; March 6, 2019)

https://www.circleofblue.org/2019/united-states/severe-drinking-water-contamination-surfaces-after-brutal-camp-fire/

Monitoring water quality after wildfires                                                   (Katherine BOURZAC, Chemical & Engineering News; November 28, 2018)

https://cen.acs.org/environment/water/Monitoring-water-quality-wildfires/96/i48

Camp Fire near Paradise, CA

(Image:  NASA LandSat 8 Operational Land Imager, November 8, 2018)

Research Documentation:

Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water Treatment Process Performance:  Development of Evaluation Protocols and Management Practices  (HOHNER et al., 2018)

http://www.waterrf.org/PublicReportLibrary/4590.pdf

Burned forests impact water supplies  (HALLEMA et al., 2018)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03735-6

PowerPoint Presentations:

Impacts of Wildfires on Water Quality and Drinking Water Utilities                [Chi Ho SHAM, Ph. D., Eastern Research Group (ERG); October 12, 2018]

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/programs/districts/docs/mendocino/08_chi_ho_sham_2018_ca_wildfires_impacts_on_water_utilities.pdf

California Wildfire Drinking Water Impacts                                                              (Bruce MACLER, U. S. EPA Region 9; October 12, 2018)

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/programs/districts/docs/mendocino/01_bmacler_wildfire%20_dw_wq.pdf

Websites:

Water System Recovery Status for Paradise  [Paradise Irrigation District (PID)]

https://www.pidwater.com/recovery

Camp Fire Information  (Del Oro Water Company)

http://www.delorowater.com/deloro/water-information/camp-fire.html