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Mercury
Monitoring and Science Activities
The Santa
Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative (SCBWMI) is
serving as the stakeholder forum for the development of the
Guadalupe River TMDL Report for Mercury. The Guadalupe River
Watershed encompasses parts of San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell,
Monte Sereno and Santa Clara. The Program is a stakeholder
in the Guadalupe River TMDL. The Santa
Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) is taking a lead role
in the TMDL development process by funding the study. Program
staff is also participating in the TMDL process. The Program
is also conducting water quality monitoring under the Multi-Year
Receiving Waters Monitoring Plan.
Mercury Pollution Prevention
Outreach Work Group
In December 2002, Program staff
established the Mercury Pollution Prevention Outreach Work
Group. This Work Group implements the Public Education and
Outreach elements of the Mercury Plan by organizing a public
education, outreach and participation program designed to
reach residential and commercial users of mercury-containing
products. The Mercury Plan identifies the development of a
fluorescent light tube (FLT) recycling public outreach and
education plan as a priority. The main objective of the outreach
and education plan is to show the negative health and environmental
impacts of mercury and the methods available to the public
for properly disposing fluorescent light tubes.
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