The Ecological, Social and Economic Challenges of Water Management MES gCORE: Water Panel Presentation Dec. 7, 2010 Evan Hayduk Garrett Starks Greg Schultz

The Ecological, Social and Economic Challenges of

Water Management

MESgCORE: Water Panel

Presentation

Dec. 7, 2010

Evan Hayduk Garrett StarksGreg Schultz

Jesse PriceKekapala Dye

Lola Flores

Dam Removal and Construction in Oregon

and Mexico: An Analytical Comparison of Repercussions

Lola P. Flores

Dams Pros Cons

HydropowerIrrigationWater

reservoirs

Fragments river systems

Loss of plant and animal diversity

Maintenance fees

Oregon Case Studies

Dam removal • Social• Environmental• Economic

Dinner Creek Dam

Reasons for removal:

- sediment accumulation- No longer in use

Regarding the environment…- Sediment, water quality, macro-

invertebrate communities, turbidity

Brownsville Dam

Reasons for removal

- Unsafe and old structure- Impeding fish passage

Regarding the community…-Social Impact Assessment (SIA), piscine

passage, recreational activities, +/- thoughts on removal

Dams in Mexico • Dam removal• Function of current dams

• Main conflicts: social inequitiesecological problems

Aguamilpa Dam

• Local populations relocated

• Economic losses

• Government reinforcement

• What’s needed?

References• http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl• http://www.lightsonoregon.com/images/

dam_protest.jpg&imgrefurl• http://www.soldonklamath.com/images/map• http://gringosparadise.com/?page=Nayarit• http://www.sra.gob.mx/sraweb/datastore/

noticias/boletin053-2007/21082007_huicholes2big.jpg&imgrefur

Dam Removal on the Elwha River: Sediment, Fish, and

RevegetationEvan Hayduk

Elwha River Dams

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1538/236908/

Glines Canyon Dam

Elwha River Dam

http://www.elwhabiodiversity.org

Washington State

Department of Natural

Resources Hydrography GIS

Layer

~159.05 Miles of designated fish habitat behind Elwha River Dam

Questions?

http://buffalopost.net/?p=9762

Fixing the Dam ProblemWhat is it Going to Take?

Jesse Price

On the Map

The simple debate

VS

What is being done?

The 4 H’s

1. Hydropower dams

2. Habitat degradation

3. Harvesting4. Habitat Misuse

What Stalls Progress?• No clear goals for salmon recovery• Short term funding • Failure to consider the whole

picture• Lack of Cooperation between

entities

Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms in Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, Oregon

Kekapala Paul Dye

Oregon Toxic Algal Blooms -2010










Oregon Toxic Algal Blooms

Oregon Toxic Algal Blooms

References

• State of Oregon: Harmful Algae Bloom Surveillance (HABS) Program, retrieved November 13, 2010 from http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hab/index.shtml

• Photo of Klamath River bloom, retrieved December 5, 2010 from http://ncjournal.wordpress.com/2008/03/

Stormwater Management Strategies to Reduce

Pollution in Puget Sound

Garrett Starks

What is Sanitary?: A History of Wastewater

Greg Schultz

http://www.cerc.com.my/sermon-series/deuteronomy

Roman Technology

• http://www.sewerhistory.org/chronos/early_roots.htm

Modern Treatment

• http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/article-display/0781096832/articles/waterworld/wastewater/treatment/2010/08/Wastewater-treatment-plant-provides-reclaimed-water.html

References

• http://www.cerc.com.my/sermon-series/deuteronomy

• http://www.sewerhistory.org/chronos/early_roots.htm

• http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/article-display/0781096832/articles/waterworld/wastewater/treatment/2010/08/Wastewater-treatment-plant-provides-reclaimed-water.html

Thank you

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The Ecological, Social and Economic Challenges of Water Management MES gCORE: Water Panel Presentation Dec. 7, 2010 Evan Hayduk Garrett Starks Greg Schultz