Native American tribes, who once lived off the Columbia, were forced to move on and find a new way of life. This dam has caused a great deal of controversy, and the real question is whether or not the building of this dam has been beneficial. The Columbia River is one of the biggest rivers in the US. This river is over one thousand and two hundred miles long with a discharge of about 265,000 cubic feet per second at the mouth of the river. The Columbia drops almost two thousand and seven hundred feet from British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean.
Interestingly, it was Andrew Mellon, the 49th Secretary of Treasury of the United States, and founder of Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America), who helped fund Dean’s research on the effects of fluoridated water. (2) In the 1920s the U.S. Public Health Service was under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department. Mellon eventually had to step down in 1932 because of this conflict of interest of heading these departments and his involvement with Alcoa. (3) The Kettering Laboratory Publication “The Soundness of Fluoridation of Communal Water Supplies,” has been largely used as point of reference by the ADA for the benefits of adding fluoride to community water supplies. The Kettering Laboratory’s facilities, whose headquarters are at the University of Cincinnati,
History records indicate The Arkansas River was home to and owned by Native American Indians, and traveled by many famous explorers. There were many battles on her waters and along her shores, many soldiers lived and died on the rivers banks. The Arkansas River has been a source of navigation since the 1800s. Because of technology and the United States Government, the Arkansas River became a changed and controlled river in the early 1900s. During the 1940s -1970s, the river projects went into effect to make the river deeper and wider.
Raising Scoggins Dam would affect tributaries to Hagg Lake as well as Scoggins Creek downstream of Scoggins Dam. Therefore, the Project Area includes areas potentially inundated by the increased size of Hagg Lake as well as Scoggins Creek downstream of Scoggins Dam. Anadromous salmon and trout as well as resident fish species and Species of Special Concern (state or federal) occur within the Project Area. Methods Sources of existing fisheries information and data included the Oregon Rivers Information System (ORIS); StreamNet; Oregon Natural Heritage Program; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) project area files, reports, and data; Clean Water Services (CWS);
2007 : Heavily modified train set of France's TGV had beaten its original world record when it travelled from Metz- Reims at a speed of 574.8 kilometers per hour (357.2 mph). 2007 : Excel Energy agrees to pay $71,940 to Union Pacific Railroad in order to transfer ownership of the former West Wisconsin Railway Bridge over the Chippewa River to the city of Eau Claire. The transaction is to ensure that the bridge is maintained so that Excel's gas line, also carried by the bridge, will continue to have a reliable and stable river crossing. 2008 : Massive flooding occurs following rain storms throughout Wisconsin. All rail activity on several mainlines, including BNSF's line along the Mississippi River and CP's mainline through Wisconsin is suspended until flood waters recede.
Assignment #3.1 “Determining Causes and Effects-Draft Version” “Determining the Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Lake Huron” By: Maricel N. Johnson November 28, 2012 Eng 115 (Tuesday Class) Professor: Michael Hunter Lake Huron is the third largest of the lakes with 3,540 feet of water, with it’s average depth is 195 feet and with maximum depth of 750 feet. The Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, Erie, Ontario, Superior and Huron are our largest freshwater system. Lake Huron contains many wildlife and is in danger of being polluted. This pollution is harmful to fish, wildlife animals, and to humans of the region. Determining the cause and effects of water pollution in Lake Huron contributes to finding solutions for cleaning up our waterways and improving public health.
Coca-Cola and its bottlers using 80 billion gallons of water every year worldwide; in which two fifths goes into finished beverages. The stakeholders that were concerned in this issue are Coca-Cola, local villagers, India’s government and the NGO. Stakeholders expectations differ from the company’s performance are that Coca-Cola, the company, which is under fire for its mismanagement of water resources in India, has gone all out to manufacture an image of itself as a global leader in water conservation. Because all aspects of the production are dependent on this resource, from the company’s perspective water is the key component of profitability. Other stakeholders, such as residents of the surrounding area and organizations such as the World Wildlife Foundation and other environmental groups had a different point of view; profitability was not a concern.
With the ecosystem disruptions, the lands flooded by the dam can often cover sacred lands to American Indians. Even though the United States claims that water use on reservations is a priority dam water usage for non-Indians has caused even greater discontent for American Indians by creating a water shortage on reservations, changes in natural resources used by Indians, a depressed economic state on reservations, limitations on water rights they are entitled to, and the protection of these rights under federal law. To understand the problems American Indians face with dams and water rights one must know what their rights are. The American Southwest water rights battle has been a long struggle for American Indians. These debates began as early as the settlers moving westward.
Dead Zones There are numerous dead zones found around the world and the number is expected to double in the years to come. One of the largest dead zones is located in the Gulf of Mexico. Studies have shown that nitrates from fertilizers, which are used by the farmers, runoff into the Mississippi River then eventually makes its way to the Gulf creating the Dead Zones. In order to stop the ruination of the natural environment, actions need to be taken immediately if we are to protect and improve our waterways. Dead Zones occur when dissolved oxygen levels in the water get so depleted the water cannot support life.
Throughout its 4.6 billion years of existence, the Earth has cycled through many natural changes of warming and cooling. Yet, today’s increasing temperature is widely accepted by the fact that humans might be the main cause, instead of the natural temperature changes the Earth cycles every once in awhile. Consequently, the life sustaining environment has been forced to transform more rapidly as temperature changes, and one of the most deleterious results is drought. Drought has caused major problems globally, especially in the waterless West America. In the past, California mainly focused on delivering enough water across the state to meet its people’s usage.