Examples of negative water impacts:
- Improper disposal/dumping of automotive fluids
- Removal of tules and riparian vegetation
- Dumping of restaurant and household grease/fats and/or mop and cleaning water
- Illegal grading and clearing: Disturbed soil runs into tributaries clogging waterways after rain/storm events impacting fish habitat
- Recreational soil disturbance (Off Road/Highway Vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV))
- Unmaintained/failing construction site procedures
- Stockpiling/dumping unwanted pears, grapes or organics near a creek/water way
- Piles of manure allowed or placed near creeks and water ways
- Garbage dumped near a creek
- Concrete dumped in or near creeks or waterways
- Misuse or misapplication of chemicals (herbicides, paint, solvents, fertilizers)
- Large and small dead animals near or in waterways
- Sewage spills or discharge near or to waterways
- Fires and the resulting cleanup
- Illegal Marijuana grow sites
- Re-routing water with illegal dams and siphons
Illegal Marijuana cultivation results in residue from garbage and chemicals that flow into the tributaries and waterways of Lake County with rain/storm events.