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Mercury: From the Sierra to the Delta… and beyond!
Izzy MartinThe Sierra FundSlide2
We do this through:
The mission of The Sierra Fund is to increase and organize investment in the natural resources and communities of the Sierra Nevada.
Strategic Campaigns
Advocacy
Philanthropy
Water Bond
Mining Law Reform
Fiscal Sponsorships
Donor-Advised Funds
Litigation Loans
Addressing impacts of legacy miningSlide3
Detail from Brass Seal
West side of Capitol:
Miner and Mercury FlaskSlide4
Mining left a lasting legacy from the Sierra to the SeaSlide5
Champion Mine
(had 4 mercury retorting sheds)
Circa 1890
The mine tailings were discharged directly into Deer Creek, outside of Nevada City, CASlide6
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 UpdateSlide7
Map of
Abandoned Mines in California
California Department of Conservation
2007Slide8
Ranking of Mining-Impacted watersheds in the Sierra Nevada Province of the California Bay-Delta Authority Watershed
Source
: CA Department of Conservation,
2003Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12
Mine Hot Spots:
Malakoff
Diggins State Park
Humbug Creek Watershed AssessmentSlide13
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 deltaSlide14
Hydraulic Mining
debris in the Bear River above Combie
Reservoir
Reservoir Sedimentation: Combie
Project, Nevada Irrigation District Slide15
POLICY OPPORTUNITY
New focus on removal of mercury contaminated sediments
while expanding
water storage capacitySB 1259 (Pavley) to study sediment in reservoirs/water bond dialogueRollins Reservoir, choked with
Hydraulic mining debrisNovember 2013Slide16
Join our Campaign to
f
rom the
Sierra to the SeaSlide17
Thank You!
Elizabeth “Izzy” Martin
Izzy.Martin@sierrafund.org
(530) 265-8454 x11
www.sierrafund.org